How is the greenhouse effect used in passive solar heating?

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Answer:
sunlight passing through a pane(s) of glass is converted from short wave IR to long wave IR (heat) and is trapped by the glass, as the glass passes the shorter waves ans will not pass the longer ones, hence the build up of heat inside the glazed area.

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