Question What makes greenhouse gases different from other atmospheric gases?(1 point) Responses 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. Greenhouse gases reduce the amount of natural resources on Earth. Greenhouse gases reduce the amount of natural resources on Earth. Greenhouse gases account for the direction in which water and air move.

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The correct response is: Greenhouse gases trap thermal energy and reflect the sun’s harmful radiation back to Earth.

This is because greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, have the ability to absorb and emit infrared radiation, leading to the greenhouse effect which warms the Earth's atmosphere.

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