Atmospheric Sciences

The Earth's layer that sunlight strikes first is the ozone layer.

There are two pieces to this answer. First an "empty" can still contains a small amount of chemicals under pressure. If punctured, crushed or rusted, the cans can leak these chemicals which then contaminates ground water. Second, cans last almost 'forever'... it takes a very long time for them to break down. But as they break down, the metal components also leech into ground water.

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.

Burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and land use changes such as agriculture all release carbon stored in plants and soil back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Industrial processes and activities like cement production also contribute to carbon emissions.

The air at any given layer in the atmosphere is compressed by the weight of the air above it. As you go up, there is less air wieghing down from above, so the surrounding air is less compressed.

The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, extending from the surface to about 10-15 kilometers in altitude. It is where the majority of Earth's weather occurs and contains most of the atmosphere's mass, water vapor, and aerosols. Temperature generally decreases with altitude in the troposphere.

The atmosphere is 79.9% oxygen.

Some of the toxic gases found in Earth's atmosphere include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. These gases can be emitted from vehicle exhaust, industrial processes, and natural sources like volcanoes. They can have harmful effects on human health and the environment.

Nitrogen makes up about 79% of the atmosphere.

If the thermosphere was gone, there would be major heat waves and we would have a lack of oxygen. In other words: we would die.

within 8 to 12 km of earth's surface

During the Tertiary period, which spanned from about 66 to 2.6 million years ago, the atmosphere was characterized by higher levels of carbon dioxide compared to today, contributing to a warmer climate. This period saw the evolution and diversification of mammals and birds, thriving in lush forests and grasslands. The overall climate fluctuated, with warm and humid conditions in the early Tertiary gradually giving way to cooler and drier climates towards the end. These changes played a crucial role in shaping modern ecosystems and the distribution of species.

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An atmospheric wave is a periodic disturbance in the fields of atmospheric variables like surface pressure or geopotential height, temperature, orwind velocity) which may either propagate

Notilucent clouds

a leaky kitchen sink

what is most of the air in the atmosphere made up of

Because the earth is facing away from the sun, making the earth in between us and the sun.

This is more of a puzzling question than you might think, since the beginning of time astronomers have been wondering why the night sky is not as bright as the noonday sun, as there are billions of stars in the sky to light it all up. This subject was popularised by German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers in the 19th Century and is now known as Olbers Paradox. Since Edwin Hubble's time, astronomers have calculated that the universe must be expanding, and is not infinitely old so the light from very distant stars can never reach the Earth, meaning that the night sky will be dark.

Evangelista Torricelli is known for his invention of the barometer in 1643. His original device consisted of a long tube of glass (which contained a vacuum) on top of a larger container of mercury. The pressure from air pressing down onto the exposed surface of the mercury would push the mercury upwards into the tube; thus, the higher the air pressure, the higher the mercury level. Air pressure was then measured using "millimeters of mercury", which corresponded to the mercury level within the tube.

Magic has to happen therefore making a dragons breath condesate creating a fireball of humid cloud

It wouldn't register anything; the scale and the person on it would immediately enter into freefall as there is no solid surface.

Assuming there is something to support you, the gravity at the "surface" Jupiter (where atmospheric pressure is 1 bar) is about 2.5 times that of Earth's, so the scale would register 125 kg for a 50 kg person.

Photosphere, Chromosphere, and Corona.

Daily atmospheric conditions refer to the state of the atmosphere at a specific time, including factors like temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, cloud cover, and precipitation. These conditions can vary significantly based on geographical location, season, and time of day. Weather forecasts typically provide updates on these elements, allowing people to prepare for various outdoor activities and potential hazards. Overall, daily atmospheric conditions play a crucial role in shaping the weather we experience.

Carbon Dioxide: CO2 is a Single Carbon, Double Oxygen molecule. Carbon Dioxide is a partial product of respiration and is a component of the atmosphere. It is also necessary in the photosynthesis reaction that turns sunlight into sugars within plant cells.