Rising and falling air currents, winds, and concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the ____ play major roles in the planet's short-term weather and long-term climate.

A. troposphere
B. thermosphere
C. mesosphere
D. stratosphere
E. tropopause


Answer: A

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