Which electromagnetic radiations do Greenhouse gases absorb? Is it only Infrared

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Which electromagnetic radiations do Greenhouse gases absorb? Is it only Infrared or a a range of wavelengths ? Please specify the range of wavelength of radiations.

Infrared radiations are of order 10^-4 so they should be considered shorter. Right ?

More Specifically, The question is as follows-

Q. Methane is a Greenhouse Gas because-

A) it absorbs longer wavelenght of the electromagnetic spectrum while transmitting shorter wavelenghts

B) it absorbs shorter wavelenght of the electromagnetic spectrum while transmitting longer wavelenghts

C) it absorbs all wavelenghts of the electromagnetic radiation

D) it transmits all wavelenghts of the electromagnetic radiation

Thanks in Advance

Explanation / Answer

correct answer is ............ ( b ) it absorbs shorter wavelenght of the electromagnetic spectrum while transmitting longer wavelenghts

like carbondioxide

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