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Why does the atmosphere warm mostly ‘from below’ rather than being heated directly by sunlight?

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1. Why does the atmosphere warm mostly ‘from below’ rather than being heated directly by sunlight?

Solar radiation passes through with little absorption, warms the ground, which then radiates infrared heat the lower atmosphere absorbs

The atmosphere blocks all sunlight before it reaches the ground

Sunlight is absorbed entirely by the upper atmosphere before reaching lower layers

The ground reflects all sunlight back into space without any absorption

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