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Atmospheric Pollution — Question 16

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Question 16

State what is meant by the term – 'green house effect' and state it's consequence.

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Green house effect is the warming up of the earth's surface, due to concentration or blanketing effect of the green house gases.

The green house effect results in rise of atmospheric temperature which is not confined to one region but also has a global impact and is termed as global warming.