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(Solved): For each statement, explain why it is incorrect. Below are three incorrect student descriptions on h ...
For each statement, explain why it is incorrect.
Below are three incorrect student descriptions on how the greenhouse effect works. For each statement, explain why it is incorrect. Student A: Visible light from the Sun heats up the atmosphere of Earth. Student B: The greenhouse effect is when greenhouse gases form a hole in the atmosphere so more light can get in. Student C: Greenhouse gases magnify the Sun's heat that reaches the surface.
Ninety-seven percent of Venus's atmosphere is the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. If Venus was the same distance from the Sun as Earth, explain how and why its average surface temperature would be different compared to Earth's average temperature.