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Question 14:

What is the term used for the warming of the Earth that is thought to be caused by the presence in Earth's atmosphere of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide and other gases that allow passage of heat from the sun to the Earth's surface but reduce the radiation of heat back into space?

Answer:

GREENHOUSE EFFECT


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