Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): The greenhouse effect is retention of heat in the lower atmosphere due to absorption and re-radiation by clouds and certain gases.
Statement (II): Long-wave thermal solar radiation received from the sun passes through the atmosphere with little or no interference and warms the earth's surface.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Incoming solar radiation is high-energy, short-wave radiation, which passes through greenhouse gases easily.
Outgoing terrestrial radiation is low-energy, long-wave thermal radiation, which is absorbed and re-radiated by greenhouse gases, creating the warming effect.