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What is the scientific term for gases the are surrounding a planet?
The scientific name for the gasses that surround a planet is atmosphere. The atmosphere of earth is made of nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.
Can a planet with no atmosphere have a greenhouse effect?
No, a planet without an atmosphere cannot have a greenhouse effect because the atmosphere is necessary to trap heat and create the warming effect. Without an atmosphere, there is no mechanism to retain heat and create the greenhouse effect.
Does a planet need an atmosphere?
No. The planet Mercury does not have an atmosphere.
How is the sun harmful to life and what protection does the planet have against it?
i think by the planet you mean our planet,we have the Atmosphere. if we didnt have it then the sun would... 1. be to hot 2. evaperate us 3. any tiny winy incy solar wind/flare/gasses would kill life on earth
What keeps gasses here on earth?
Gravity is what keeps gases on Earth. The planet's gravitational force pulls gas molecules towards the surface, preventing them from escaping into space. The stronger the force of gravity, the more likely gases are to remain in the atmosphere.
What are the gases that surround a planet are?
The gasses that surround a planet are called an atmosphere
What surround a planet?
The gasses surrounding a planet is called an atmosphere and what gasses surround a planet depends on the planet. Earth's atmosphere is a combination of oxygen, nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide and Saturn's atmosphere is comprised of hydrogen and helium.
The gasses that sorround a planet is called?
Atmosphere
All of the gasses around a planet make up their?
Atmosphere.
All the gasses which surround a star or planet?
atmosphere
What planet has a thick Atmosphere of Deadly gasses that surrounds the planet?
Venus has a thick atmosphere mostly composed of carbon dioxide with sulfuric acid clouds, making it extremely inhospitable with deadly gases that create a greenhouse effect and high surface temperatures.
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
What is the scientific term for gases the are surrounding a planet?
The scientific name for the gasses that surround a planet is atmosphere. The atmosphere of earth is made of nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide.
What does atmasphere mean?
An atmosphere is the sphere of gasses (like oxygen)held by a planet's gravity.
Which planet's atmosphere is made up of thick deadly gases?
That would be Venus.
What planet other than Venus has a nitrogen atmosphere?
Earth's atmosphere is about 79% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 1% "other gasses".
Does a planet need atmosphere to have a Greenhouse Effect?
Yes. The greenhouse effect is caused by gasses that block thermal radiation from a planet's surface.
