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What is the cause of "Green house effect"?

A

infrared rays

B

ultraviolet rays

C

X-rays

D

radiowaves.

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A
As the electro-magnetic radiations from Sun pass through the atmosphere, some of them are absorbed by it while other reach the surface of earth. The range of wavelength which reaches earth lies in short infrared region. This part of the radiation from the sun has shorter wavelength and can penetrate through the layer of gases like `CO _(2)` and reach earth surface and warms up earth.s surface. But the radiation from by earth.s being of linger wavelength cannot escape through this layer. As a result the earth surface gets warm. This is known as green house effect.
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