What makes a greenhouse gas a greenhouse gas?

What makes a greenhouse gas a greenhouse gas?
Activity exploring absorption of visible versus infrared radiation by five different atmospheric gases. Some new wording

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Two ideas for this activity are originally from Traci Radil and from Greg Van Houten. Their original activities are at: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/greenhouse
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