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The air itself protects us from smaller meteors. They burn up before reaching the surface. It cannot protect us from very large ones.

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What are the four MAIN things your atmosphere does for us?

The atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation from the Sun, regulates Earth's temperature by trapping heat, provides the air we breathe, and helps distribute water around the planet through the water cycle.


Does the atmosphere protect us from meteors?

It does to some extent. Rocky meteors typically burn up as they pass through our thick atmosphere. Nickel-iron meteors can burn up, but usually have the mass to punch through to some degree.


What layer of the earth has shooting stars and meteorites?

A meteorite is an object from space that has hit the surface of earth. Therefore you will find them at the bottom of the troposphere. However, you were probably refering to meteors. Most meteors are visible in the lower themosphere or upper troposphere.


Why can't astronomers use a telescope to study the entire surface of the moon?

The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.The moon has no atmosphere, so there is nothing there to burn up the dust and dirt and ice and rocks, turning them into meteors, as happens on Earth. Meteors seen on Earth are so brief and fast and enclosed by the atmosphere, and so far from the Moon that you would not see Earth's meteors from the Moon.


How would the absence of an atmosphere on Earth impact the interaction of meteors with the planet?

Without an atmosphere, meteors would not experience friction or resistance as they enter Earth's atmosphere. This would result in meteors hitting the planet's surface at a much higher velocity and causing more damage upon impact.

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Which layer protects us from meteriods?

The Earth's atmosphere protects us from meteors. When meteors enter our atmosphere, they burn up due to the friction with air molecules, creating the streaks of light we see in the sky. Larger meteors that survive the journey through the atmosphere may impact the Earth's surface.


Which two layers protect us out of the atmosphere?

Ozone layer protects us from UV rays. The outermost layer from meteors.


Importance of mesosphere?

It protects us from meteors


Does the ozone protect us from meteors and things like that?

No, the ozone layer primarily protects Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Meteors can still penetrate Earth's atmosphere and reach the surface regardless of the presence of the ozone layer.


What does our atmosphere do for us?

The atmosphere protects us because if we had no atmosphere the sun heat ( ultraviolet radiation ) would go straight to earth and kill us all. with the atmosphere it captures enough heat and keeps the rest out!


How does the ozone layer affects atmosphere?

Ozone layer is a part of atmosphere. It protects us from the harmful UV rays.


How those the atmosphere protect us?

Its like an invisible barrier It protects us from the hard hard hard rays from the sun


What is part of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

The part of atmosphere containing the ozone layer is the stratosphere. It protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.


What are the four main things the atmosphere does for us?

1. helps us breath 2. has perisher so we dint explode (in simplest term's) 3. protects us from meteors 4. keeps earth at a livable temperature


What is the layer that protect us from meteors and ultra violet rays f rom the sun?

The Ozone layer in the upper Atmosphere protects the Earth from over exposure to UV. The entire Atmosphere protects the Earth from meteors by creating FRICTION on high speed objects entering from outer space. The heat of the Friction burns up meteors. These two protective devices are two different mechanisms.


Which layer of the atmosphere contians ozone?

Stratospheric part contains the ozone. It protects us from the UV rays.


What layer of the earth's atmoshere protects us from merteriods?

The atmosphere completely protects us from meteoroids. The pressure of atmosphere causes them to explode.