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What substances trap heat from the earth in the atmosphere?

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The earth's atmosphere does NOT trap heat "like a greenhouse". It is a completely different mechanism, misnamed the "greenhouse effect". read more

The earth then radiates heat up into the lower levels of the atmosphere where greenhouse gases warm. The warmed greenhouse gases then continue to radiate heat in all directions warming the atmosphere and again the earth's surface. read more

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