Energy in Earth's Atmosphere

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Greenhouse The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gasses in the planet's atmosphere
Radiation The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Electromanetic A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy trhough the vacuum of space
Infrared radiation Electromagnetic waves with wavelenghts that are longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves
Ultraviolet radiation Is an invisible form of energy with wavelenghts that are shorter than wavelenghts for violet lights
Scattering Dust-size particles and gases in the atmosphere disperse light in all directions
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