What is the collective role of water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, and methane in the atmosphere?

A) They prevent the harmful ultraviolet radiation of the Sun from reaching Earth.

B) They are important components of the water cycle, which regulates Earth's temperature.

C) They regulate Earth's climate by trapping heat and holding it within Earth's atmosphere.

D) They scatter almost a third of the sunlight that reaches the outer layers of the atmosphere back into space.

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Alessandro Stephens

2 January, 00:57

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Eloise · Answer 1

The correct answer is C) They regulate Earth's climate by trapping heat and holding it within Earth's atmosphere.

Aniya Jenkins · Answer 2

Dela is right, its C