Question

Earth's atmosphere is made up of several gasses, but which element makes up the majority of the air?

a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Helium
d. Carbon Dioxide

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Answer 1

Answer : Nitrogen

Earth's atmosphere is made up of several gasses, but the element "Nitrogen" makes up the majority of the air.

Nitrogen - 78%

Oxygen - 21%

Argon - 0.9%

Carbon-dioxide - 0.03%

Extra Information :-

• Earth's atmosphere is a mixture of several gasses including nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide and other elements.

• The atmosphere of Earth is mainly made of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.03% carbon-dioxide.

• The Earth's atmosphere also contains water vapour. In addition, it also contains solid and other dust particles.

• The Earth's atmosphere is divided into five layers. They are troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere.

Answer 2

Answer:

Nitrogen gas makes up the majority of the gases of the atmosphere.