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Assertion :Global warming refers to an increase in the average temperature near the Earth's surface. Reason: Climate change refers to the broader set of changes that go along with global warming, including changes in weather patterns, the oceans, ice and snow, and ecosystems.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
Greenhouse gases trap the heat rays because they have certain properties which are either enhanced or reduced due to heat.Capturing infrared rays is a characteristic properties of greenhouse gases.Due to this average temperature increases. Second statement is simply a result of global warming so it has nothing to do with the first statement.

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