Question
What makes greenhouse gases different from other atmospheric gases?(1 point)
Responses
Greenhouse gases account for the direction in which water and air move.
Greenhouse gases account for the direction in which water and air move.
Greenhouse gases reduce the amount of natural resources on Earth.
Greenhouse gases reduce the amount of natural resources on Earth.
Greenhouse gases trap thermal energy and reflect the sun’s harmful radiation back to Earth.
Greenhouse gases trap thermal energy and reflect the sun’s harmful radiation back to Earth.
Greenhouse gases allow thermal energy to pass through the atmosphere and back out into space.
Greenhouse gases allow thermal energy to pass through the atmosphere and back out into space.
Responses
Greenhouse gases account for the direction in which water and air move.
Greenhouse gases account for the direction in which water and air move.
Greenhouse gases reduce the amount of natural resources on Earth.
Greenhouse gases reduce the amount of natural resources on Earth.
Greenhouse gases trap thermal energy and reflect the sun’s harmful radiation back to Earth.
Greenhouse gases trap thermal energy and reflect the sun’s harmful radiation back to Earth.
Greenhouse gases allow thermal energy to pass through the atmosphere and back out into space.
Greenhouse gases allow thermal energy to pass through the atmosphere and back out into space.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Greenhouse gases trap thermal energy and reflect the sun’s harmful radiation back to Earth.**
This statement accurately describes the role of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which is to trap heat and contribute to the greenhouse effect, leading to warming of the Earth's surface.
**Greenhouse gases trap thermal energy and reflect the sun’s harmful radiation back to Earth.**
This statement accurately describes the role of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which is to trap heat and contribute to the greenhouse effect, leading to warming of the Earth's surface.