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What happens to most of the heat energy that comes from the sun after it hits the Earth?

A. It i absorbed into the Earth's land and ocean.
B. It is absorbed and reflected in all directions by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
C. It is reflected back into space

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Answer:

some of the sun's energy is reflected back to space by clouds and the earth's surface.

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Answer:

B - It is absorbed and reflected in all directions by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Step-by-step explanation:

Once energy from the Sun gets to Earth, energy can be scattered or absorbed by aerosols in the atmosphere.

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