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ATTEMPT · ENVIRONMENT · PRELIMS 2012
The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere becaus…
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The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere because it absorbs -
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• Correct Answer: D
• CO2 is transparent to incoming solar radiation but absorbs outgoing long-wave infrared re-emitted by Earth's surface, trapping heat.
• It does not absorb significant ultraviolet radiation or all solar radiation.
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