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Infrared radiation emitted from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere is _____.

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Answer:

Mostly absorbed and transmitted toward Earth's surface

Step-by-step explanation:

Infrared radiation from the sun reaches the Earth's surface and warms the Earth's surface. It emits some infrared radiation, some absorbed by gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is known as the greenhouse effect. and If it don't, radiation from the earth is powerful enough to burn the skin.

I also just did a lesson on this and got this right.

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