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How does the greenhouse effect affect Earth?

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Excerpt from High School Textbook-

Step-by-step explanation:

"Greenhouse gases are transparent to incoming (short-wave) radiation from the sun but block infrared (long-wave) radiation from leaving the earth's atmosphere. This greenhouse effect traps radiation from the sun and warms the planet's surface."

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