Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
Physics · JEE Main · NTA Exams — Electromagnetic Waves
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Infrared radiation plays an important role in maintaining the average temperature of earth.
Reason (R): Infrared radiations are sometimes referred to as heat waves.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below:
- (A) is true but (R) is false
- (A) is false but (R) is true
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Answer
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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