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Cloudy nights are warmer compared nights, because clouds mainly
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- absorb heat from the atmosphere send it towards earth
- prevent cold waves from the sky descending on earth
- reflect back the heat given by earth
- produce heat and radiate it toward earth
- absorb heat from the atmosphere send it towards earth
Correct Option: C
It is because the night side of Earth will radiate infra-red radiation (heat) back into space. When there is cloud cover, the clouds act like a blanket and trap the heat close to the ground just like a blanket traps heat close to our body.
