Carbon dioxide is an important influence on climate because ________
A) it passes incoming short wavelength solar radiation, but it absorbs some longer wavelength outgoing earth radiation
B) it absorbs incoming long wavelength solar radiation, but it passes short wavelength outgoing earth radiation
C) it absorbs incoming short wavelength solar radiation, but it passes some longer wavelength outgoing earth radiation
D) it passes incoming long wavelength solar radiation, but it absorbs short wavelength outgoing earth radiation
E) None of the above is correct.
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