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Give reasons for the following.

In absence of green house gases the surface temperature of the earth is maintained.

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In absence of green house gases the surface temperature on earth is maintained since -

  1. The solar radiation emitted as heat radiation, passes through the clear atmosphere.
  2. It reaches the earth's surface where it is absorbed and retained.
  3. Some of the absorbed heat radiation is reflected back into the atmosphere. [radiation from the earth takes place in two ways - reflected solar radiation and emitted thermal infra red radiation]

Thus, a balance is maintained between the heat energy absorbed by the earth and radiated from the earth and the surface temperature of earth is maintained.

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