The trapping of heat energy by the atmosphere and oceans maintains the Earth's:

a. temperature range

c. climates

b. weather patterns

d. air quality

The trapping of heat energy by the atmosphere and oceans maintains the Earth's temperature range. Carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and a few other atmospheric gases trap heat energy and maintain Earth's temperature range. Weather is the Day-to-Day condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place, and climate is the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipiation in a particular region.