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Cloudy nights are warmer than the nights with clean sky. Explain.

A

clouds absorbs heat in the day and supply it in the night

B

clouds reflect black heat radiations to the earth

C

heat of the earth's atmosphere increases in the presence of clouds

D

the question is irrelevant

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