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What would happen to the Earth temperature if the energy absorbed from the Sun was less than the emitted energy leaving the Earth?

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Answer: below freezing

Explanation: Energy from the Sun that makes its way to Earth can have trouble finding its way back out to space. The greenhouse effect causes some of this energy to be waylaid in the atmosphere, absorbed and released by greenhouse gases. Without the greenhouse effect, Earth's temperature would be below freezing

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