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d) gases that absorb infrared radiation
water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and other trace gasses in the Earth's atmosphere absorb the longer wavelengths of outgoing infrared radiation from the Earth's surface.
The water cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into the atmosphere, cools and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as precipitation. ... The cycling of water in and out of the atmosphere is a significant aspect of the weather patterns on Earth.