Which of the following statements related to atmospheric gases is true? A. All o

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Which of the following statements related to atmospheric gases is true? A. All of the gas molecules in the atmosphere are invisible except water vapor. B. In a vertical column of air from sea level to the top' of the atmosphere, gas molecules are evenly distributed throughout the column. C. Gas molecules scatter the longer wavelengths (orange and red colors) of visible light from the sun more effectively than shorter wavelengths. D. The variable gases we discussed are not important in controlling the temperature of the atmosphere. E. Gases in the atmosphere are selective absorbers of radiation.

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Which of the following statement related to atmospheric gas is true?

Answer: E. Gases in the atmosphere are selective absorbers of radiation..

My point of explanation for this topic is Ozone can strongly absorb anything above 215 nm and also greenhouse Gases like carbon dioxide absorb the infrared radiation...

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