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When the amount of carbon dioxide increases, the energy absorbed by the Earth's surface........

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Stays the same

D. Mixes

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As the amount of carbon dioxide increases the energy absorbed by the earths surface B-decreases
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Answer. Answer: By adding more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, the atmosphere becomes more "closed" to energy passing through it, absorbing more. Therefore, thermal energy that once would have been allowed to escape into space is instead absorbed by carbon dioxide and used to heat the Earth. So it’s B
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