Which one of the following statements is true with regard to a greenhouse ?
The shorter wavelength infrared radiations from the Sun can enter into the greenhouse while longer wavelength infrared radiations from the ground and the plants inside the greenhouse cannot pass back out through the glass.
The shorter wavelength infrared radiations from the Sun can enter into the greenhouse and the longer wavelength infrared radiations from the ground and the plants inside the greenhouse can also pass through the glass.
The shorter wavelength infrared radiations from the Sun cannot enter into the greenhouse while longer wavelength infrared radiations from the ground and the plants inside the greenhouse can pass back out through the glass.
No infrared radiation can pass through the glass of the greenhouse.
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2022