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Question: What happens to infrared radiation released by the Earth if there is an increased level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? (1 point)

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It is absorbed and heats the atmosphere.

It is converted to solar energy.

It is converted to carbon dioxide.

It escapes and cools the atmosphere.

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It is absorbed and heats the atmosphere.

CO2 is a greenhouse gas that absorbs outgoing infrared radiation and re-emits it, warming the atmosphere and surface.