What substance prevents the escape of heat radiated from Earth's surface?

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James J.
Jul 20, 2016

That should read what substances. The substances would be green house gases.

Explanation:

Green house gases are gases like methane and carbon dioxide that are transparent to sunlight (it passes freely through them) but opaque to infrared light (it blocks infrared light or heat).

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