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What nonmetals in the atmosphere is both helpful and harmful to living things?
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Why non metals found in more compounds than metals?
Even though there are about five times more elements that are metals than nonmetals, there are more nonmetals than metals found in compounds. Nonmetals form many more compounds than metals because living organisms are composed almost entirely of nonmetals. There are more than 8.7 billion living organisms on Earth.
How does carbon get from living thing and into the atmosphere?
They release carbon dioxide when they exhale
What gas in the atmosphere is needed by all living things?
carbon dioxide
Do chlorine fumes hurt hedgehogs?
chlorine fumes are harmful for most living things...
Are all substances found in water harmful?
No.Water may contain a lot of substance including living and non living. Some of the micro organisms may be harmfull but rest are harmless.
Which nonmetal in the atmosphere is both helpful and harmful to living things?
Ozone
Are bacteria helpful or harmful to Earth's living things?
things are harmful to earth
How can bacteria be helpful and harmful to living things?
Bacteria can be helpful by deleting bad viruses and harmful by killing you
What are some ways that mutations in some living things are helpful to those organisms but harmful to humans?
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Explain how ozone is helpful in the atmosphere?
Ozone is important in our atmosphere because it helps to protect all living things on Earth. Bad ozone is caused by pollution.
Why the acid rain and rust is a harmful effects?
ACID RAIN and RUST are harmful because it contains harmful gases like sulphuric acid etc... mainly sulphur gasesbecause of this harmful gases when they reach the atmosphere when it rains it forms acid rain as the harmful gases mix with the atmosphere .This acid rain will affect plants,animals humans and all living organism.The acid mainly occurs at industrial areas because of these harmful gases which are released by the industrial effluents.they are definitely harmful to the atmosphere.
What does ozone in the upper atmosphere do to UV Radiation?
Ozone layer does not convert UV rays. It absorbs them.
Which part of the atmosphere shields humans from the sun's harmful rays?
The ozone layer present in the stratospheric region of the earth protects us from sun's harmful rays. These rays are very harmful and can cause various problems in living organisms.
How does the ozone benefit living things on earth?
Ozone present in the stratosphere is helpful as it blocks the harmful ultraviolet radiations from the sun. This ozone present in the atmosphere as ozone layer acts as a shield for earth against these harmful radiations.
What would happen if the atmosphere had no ozone layer?
They wouldnt be living things on this planet.
What changes the pH of water making it harmful for living things?
Absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere modify the pH of waters; also the pollution from human activities.
Why non metals found in more compounds than metals?
Even though there are about five times more elements that are metals than nonmetals, there are more nonmetals than metals found in compounds. Nonmetals form many more compounds than metals because living organisms are composed almost entirely of nonmetals. There are more than 8.7 billion living organisms on Earth.
