What is greenhouse effect?

trapping of sun's heat energy by green house gases

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release of sun's heat energy by green house gases

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reradiating this energy in all directions

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all of these.

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Solution

The correct options are
A
trapping of sun's heat energy by green house gases

B
release of sun's heat energy by green house gases

C
reradiating this energy in all directions

The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all directions.

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