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Which wavelength of light is primarily trapped by greenhouse gases?
AUltraviolet
BVisible light
CInfrared radiation
DX-rays
✓ Correct Answer: C — Infrared radiation
Greenhouse gases are transparent to incoming visible light but absorb outgoing long-wave infrared radiation (heat).
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