Which of the following is the key to understanding how the greenhouse effect works?

A) How currents are created in the oceans?
B) How plants produce carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water?
C) The change of wavelengths from visible to infrared
D) The difference between surface waters and deep waters
E) The ocean readily absorbs carbon dioxide gas


C

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