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What do you understand by the term greenhouse effect?


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  • The heating of Earth and the environment is due to solar radiation trapped by carbon dioxide and water vapours in the atmosphere is called the greenhouse effect.
  • The gases like CO₂, water vapours, oxides of nitrogen, (CFC) chlorofluoro carbons that contribute to the greenhouse effect are called Green House Gases.

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