MCQ Practice

Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to 'green house' for the plants.

A

'Green house' (made of glass) allows visible sunlight (i.e., short wavelength solar radiation like ultra-violet rays) to pass through the glass and heat up the soil thereby warming up plants inside it

B

The emitted longer wavelength radiation (e.g., infrared) is partly reflected and partly absorbed by the glass of the green house

C

'Green house effect' in earth's atmosphere is due to increasing CO 2 level in atmosphere. where CO 2 acts like the glass of 'green house' thereby warming up the earth's surface

D

'Green house' is colder than the outside atmosphere

Correct Answer: D