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Explain how changing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere affects the flow of heat out of Earth's atmosphere.

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Step-by-step explanation:

The added greenhouse gases absorb the heat. They then radiate this heat. Some of the heat will head away from the Earth, some of it will be absorbed by another greenhouse gas molecule, and some of it will wind up back at the planet's surface again. With more greenhouse gases, heat will stick around, warming the planet.

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