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What feature of Earth helps to stabilize our temperatures by keeping a balance of the right amount of the Sun’s light energy reaching us?

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Answer:Greenhouse effect

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The greenhouse effect causes the atmosphere to retain heat

When sunlight reaches Earth's surface, it can either be reflected back into space or absorbed by Earth. Once absorbed, the planet releases some of the energy back into the atmosphere as heat (also called infrared radiation).

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The earth-atmosphere energy balance is achieved as the energy received from the Sun balances the energy lost by the Earth back into space. In this way, the Earth maintains a stable average temperature and therefore a stable climate. ... Shortwave radiation reflected back to space by clouds.

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