There are few reasons for this first of all terrestrial animals can only breath oxygen if it is in a right quantity mixed with other gases. pure oxygen acts like poison. Second reason is if there is a fire then there would not be sufficient amount of other gases to control over it and it spread drastically. the nitrogen present in the atmosphere controls the fire. Human beings can only reproduce if there is a fixed amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.
The highest percentage in the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen, at 78%. Then oxygen(21%) and CO2, 0.9%.
On Earth, about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.
The atmosphere is made up of 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen , and 1% other gases which are water vapour,argon,carbon dioxide,neon,helium,krypton,hydrogen,and ozone so the number one element we cannot live without is nitrogen and oxygen. -Leesha !
Earth contains 21 percent of oxygen in the atmosphere!coz earth contains only hot gases and oxygen is not a hot gas!:D
nitrogen 78%, oxygen 21%, argon .93%, carbon dioxide .03%
The Earth has an atmosphere of 78% nitrogen (and 21% oxygen).
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78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen
nitrogen: 78% oxygen: 21% trace gases: 1%
The earth's atmosphere at sea level.
No, 21% of Earth's atmosphere is oxygen. Nitrogen makes up 78%.
78% nitrogen gas 21% oxygen gas
Nitrogen makes up 78% of the atmosphere, not 98%.
78 percent Air is mostly gas The air in Earth's atmosphere is made up of approximately 78 percent nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen.
Earth's atmosphere is roughly 78% Nitrogen & 21% Oxygen.
Nitrogen 78%, oxygen 21%
Nitrogen makes up about 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere.