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Based on your knowledge of how the greenhouse effect works, why does the level of carbon dioxide affect the global temperature?

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carbon dioxide acts as a blanket on the atmosphere, trapping the sun's heat energy on the earth instead of allowing it to leave the atmosphere and escape into space. the more carbon dioxide, the thicker the blanket
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