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What type of light is trapped in the Green House

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infrared light

Step-by-step explanation:

The Earth absorbs this energy from the Sun and reemits it in the form of invisible infrared light. This energy is trapped by the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases have various shapes that make them effective at absorbing infrared radiation emitted by Earth.

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It is a light called an infrared light.

Only the light in the visible spectrum can penetrate into the greenhouse whereas incoming infrared light, which is also known as heat radiation, is blocked by the glass or plastic.

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