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.

The answer is atmosphere. there are four spheres of the earth: 1. geosphere (from greek word 'geo' = ground), 2. hydrosphere (from greek word 'hydro' = water), 3. biosphere (from greek word 'bio' = life), and 4. atmosphere (from greek word 'atmo' = air). a magnetosphere is a region of space around astronomical objects controlled by the magnetic field of that object. through the process of elimination, since lightning is present in the air, it can be found in the atmosphere.