The increase in Earth's temperature, caused by carbon dioxide trapping some of the radiation emitted from the earth's surface, is called

A) the photochemical smog effect.
B) an inversion layer.
C) the greenhouse effect.
D) the solar declination effect.
E) the stratospheric effect.


Answer: C

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