2012 · Q5
What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?
General KnowledgePhysics
- ATransparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
- BStops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
- CLets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
- DLets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
Explanation
Greenhouse gases transmit incoming short-wave solar radiation but absorb outgoing long-wave infrared radiation, warming the surface.