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Methane is not a green house gas.


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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False

Greenhouse effect:

  1. The process that occurs when the energy from the sun enters the Earth's atmosphere and increases the Earth's temperature, but the atmosphere prevents the heat to return into the space resulting in making the planet warmer is called the greenhouse effect.
  2. It is due to the presence of carbon dioxide, water vapours, methane and other gases in the atmosphere.
  3. Thus, methane is a greenhouse gas.

Final answer: The given statement is false.


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