How do the gases in Earth's atmosphere affect Earth's average temperature?
A. They make Earth warmer by trapping heat energy in the bonds between their atoms.
B. They make Earth warmer by allowing all of the Sun's rays to travel to Earth's surface.
C. They make Earth cooler by decreasing the amount of precipitation formed in the atmosphere.
D. They make Earth cooler by allowing most of the heat from the Sun to escape back into space