What makes greenhouse gases different from other atmospheric gases?(1 point) Responses 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. Greenhouse gases account for the direction in which water and air move. 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.

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

Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, have the ability to absorb and emit infrared radiation, which contributes to the greenhouse effect, thereby warming the Earth's surface. This is what differentiates them from other atmospheric gases.

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