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∙ 8y agoThe Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. It is composed of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, 0.03% carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases. This thin gaseous layer insulates the Earth from extreme temperatures, keeps heat inside the atmosphere and also shields the Earth from much of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
The Earth's atmosphere is about 300 miles (480 km) thick, but most of the atmosphere (about 80%) is within 10 miles (16 km) of the surface of the Earth. There is no exact place where the atmosphere ends; it just gets thinner and thinner, until it merges with outer space.
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∙ 9y agoThe atmosphere of the earth consists of a layer of gases that are retained by the gravity fields of the planet. The earth's atmosphere protects living things by blocking out harmful UV rays.
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What is a good atmosphere sentence?
The atmosphere covers the Earth like a blanket.
Why is there no light in space?
Its because there is NOTHING between each star, that light can react against, it's something to do with air, or the atmosphere, because there is no light on the moon, (like there is on earth) since it has no atmosphere. or any sort of gas. The atmosphere scatters the light, no atmosphere, no visible light, (like the light on earth).
What is the air that surrounds the earth called?
It is called the Atmosphere.
Earth can be divided into how many physical layers?
The http://wiki.answers.com/earth/Atmosphere/overview.htmlis divided into five layers. It is thickest near the surface and thins out with height until it eventually merges with space.1) The http://wiki.answers.com/earth/Atmosphere/troposphere.htmlis the first layer above the surface and contains half of the Earth's atmosphere. http://wiki.answers.com/earth/Atmosphere/weather.htmloccurs in this layer.2) Many jet aircrafts fly in the http://wiki.answers.com/earth/Atmosphere/stratosphere.htmlbecause it is very stable. Also, the ozone layer absorbs harmful rays from the Sun.3) Meteors or rock fragments burn up in the http://wiki.answers.com/earth/Atmosphere/mesosphere.html.4) The http://wiki.answers.com/earth/Atmosphere/thermosphere.htmlis a layer with auroras. It is also where the space shuttle orbits.5) The atmosphere merges into space in the extremely thin http://wiki.answers.com/earth/Atmosphere/exosphere.html. This is the upper limit of our atmosphere.
What fraction of the earths atmosphere is carbon mioxide?
Earth's atmosphere is about 0.035% CO2. Since the atmosphere is just a thin layer of gas surrounding the earth, CO2 is a much, much smaller fraction of the earth itself.
What is the atmosphere of the earth like?
There is not much atmosphere on earth
Does the moon have an atmosphere like earth's atmosphere?
No. The moon does not have an atmosphere.
Does Saturn have an atmosphere like Earth?
Actally Saturn does not have an atmosphere at all. Its 7 rings each have there own atmosphere.
Why is earth's atmosphere called a blanket?
Because the atmosphere covers the Earth like a blanket.
How does a rocket reenter the earth atmosphere?
The Earth's atmosphere is just gas, just like an airplane can get through clouds, a rocket can get through the Earth's atmosphere.
What does earth's atmosphere look like?
Earth's Atmosphere
What does the atmosphere on earth look like?
our atmosphere scatters blue light.
What is a good atmosphere sentence?
The atmosphere covers the Earth like a blanket.
What are the parts of Earth?
like atmosphere, what are the other parts of the earth?
What keeps the atmosphere near the surface of the earth?
The gravitational force between the Earth and the atmosphere holds the atmosphere close, just like it holds you close to the Earth. (ground)
Which of saturns moons have an atmosphere most like earth?
Titan is the only one of Saturn's moons that has an appreciable atmosphere. It is most like earth's atmosphere in its high concentration of nitrogen (98% compared to Earth's 78%).
Example of the word atmosphere in an sentence?
Atmosphere covers the Earth like a blanket.
