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What are the causes and effects of the greenhouse effect

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Answer: Infrared light cannot transmit through the atmosphere

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The greenhouse effect is caused by the atmospheric accumulation of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, which contain some of the heat emitted from Earth's surface. ... This radiation, unlike visible light, tends to be absorbed by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, raising its temperature

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