The term greenhouse effect describes

a. occupational diseases of florists
b. the trapping of heat energy by molecules in the atmosphere
c. the effect climate change has on the economy
d. the efforts of the White House to support environmental legislation
e. mutations in DNA from UV radiation


Ans: b. the trapping of heat energy by molecules in the atmosphere

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