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Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas for which of the following reasons?
A.
It absorbs and reradiates infrared radiation to warm the Earth.
B.
It is produced when coal and/or fossil fuels are burned.
C.
It is often used inside greenhouses.
D
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It's oxygen component is needed by plants to grow.
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Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because it absorbs and reradiates infrared (longwave) radiation from Earth, trapping heat in the atmosphere. (B is true as a source of CO2 but not why it's called a greenhouse gas.)
Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because it absorbs and reradiates infrared (longwave) radiation from Earth, trapping heat in the atmosphere. (B is true as a source of CO2 but not why it's called a greenhouse gas.)
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