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What is greenhouse gas?
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Solution
Some of the gaseous components of the atmosphere, like water vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane, absorb the heat energy reflected by the earth’s surface and hence increase the average atmospheric temperatures. These gases are called greenhouse gases.
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