As carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere, it allows heat from the sun to pass in to the earth, while preventing much of it from radiating back into outer space. This process is referred to as
a. acid rain.
b. pea soup.
c. the greenhouse effect.
d. the atmospheric deficit.
(Answer: c)
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