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What atmosphere gas helps to keep earth warm?
Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases that helps to keep earth warm.
How does the earth's atmosphere affect the hydrosphere?
Chief function is to keep it from boiling away.
Explain how earth's mass is related to its ability to have an atmosphere?
The Earth has an atmosphere because it has the gravity necessary to keep the gases from floating off into space. The more mass a planet has, the more gravity it has, and the more gravity it has, the thicker an atmosphere it can sustain.
What would happen if carbon dioxide and methane were not around the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide and methane are two greenhouse gases. They trap infrared heat rising from the earth's surface and help to keep the earth warm enough for life. If they were not around, the earth would be too cold for life.
What is the energy that heats earth's atmosphere?
1. Most of the short wave energy produced by the sun passes easily through the atmosphere and heats the surface of the earth. 2. The earth's surface then returns long- wave energy into the atmosphere. but this energy cannot easily pass out through the gases of the atmosphere. So some heat is retained in the atmosphere. 3. this is sometimes called the greenhouse effect because the glass of a greenhouse, like the atmosphere allows solar energy to pass through it and traps some of the energy inside.
How does Jupiter keep all its gas together?
Gravity keeps the gasses together. It is the same on Earth; the gravity of Earth keeps our atmosphere together.
What 2 conditions must be present on a planet if it is to have an atmosphere?
enough mass to keep it in placesource to create the atmosphere gasses
Do any of the planets have a atmosphere?
Yes. Venus has an atmosphere. The atmosphere is so thick and full of green-house gasses, we could not see the surface. The green-house gasses keep it very hot on the surface, as well.
What allow Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune to keep most of the gasses in their atmosphere?
gravity
Does the sun keep the earth warm?
The sun warms the earth. The heat (energy) from the earth then heats the air.
What are some ways people can effect earths energy budget?
This is straight from the book: 1.Solar radiation hits Earth and it's atmosphere 2.Earth loses energy by reflection of sunlight from its surface and from clouds, dust, and air molecules in the atmosphere 3.Earth's surface, clouds, and atmosphere lose infrared radiation(heat) to space 4.Greenhouse gasses, such as carbon dioxide, let sunlight in but keep infrared radiation from escaping to space
Name two things the earth atmosphere helps keep out?
Two things the earth atmosphere keeps out are: Harmful radiation and Space debris
What atmosphere gas helps to keep earth warm?
Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases that helps to keep earth warm.
What is the benefit of the atmosphere trapping energy from the sun?
The benefit of the atmosphere trapping energy from the sun is to keep Earth warm.
Are molecules of atmosphere pulled towards the earth because of gravity?
Yes. Molecules have mass and are therefore affected by gravity. Were it not for this, there would be nothing to keep the atmosphere on Earth.
How does the earth's atmosphere affects the hydrosphere?
Chief function is to keep it from boiling away.
How does the earth's atmosphere affect the hydrosphere?
Chief function is to keep it from boiling away.
