单项选择题

Not all the solar energy released by the sun reaches the earth’s surface. About 34% is scattered into space by the gases or dust in the atmosphere. Another 19% is absorbed by the different layers of the atmosphere. The remaining 47% finally reaches the ground where it is absorbed as heat.
How much of the solar energy is absorbed as heat

A. 19%
B. 34%
C. 53%
D. 47%.