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`75%` of the Solar Energy reaching Earth is absorbed by earth's surface which increases its temperature.The reat of heat rediates back to the atmosphere. Some of the heat is trapped by gases such as `CO_(2), CH_(4), O_(3), CFCS` present in atmosphere. They add to the heating of atmosphere which causes 'Global Warming'.
Answer the following questions on the basis of above paragraph :
(i)What is Green House effect ?
(ii)What can we do to reduce the rate of Global Warming ?

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(i) For the details of Green House effect,
(ii) For the details of measures to check global warming,
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