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Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following statements is are true about the temperature on the Earth 1 Earths atmosphere...........

Geography (CDS) World climates

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Which of the following statements is/are true about the temperature on the Earth?

1. Earth's atmosphere is being heated due to the incoming short-wave solar radiation.

2. The amount of greenhouse gases decide the rise in atmospheric temperature.

3. The rise in albedo of earth's surface leads to rise in temperature.

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1 and 2 only

2 only

2 and 3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Earth’s atmosphere is being heated due to the outgoing long wave radiation reflected from earth’s surface. More the greenhouse gases more is the rise in temperature. The rise in albedo of earth’s surface leads greater reflection of solar radiation back to the space and hence fall in atmospheric temperature.

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