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'The earth without its atmosphere would be inhospitably cold'. Why?

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Heat radiated out by earth is reflected back by the atmosphere. In the absence at night all heat would escape from earth.s surface thereby surface would be inhospitality cold. Also atmosphere helps in maintaining the temperature through convection current.
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