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explain the composition of atmosphere

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Answered by fayezfathah
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The gaseous or air portion of the physical environment that encircles the Earth is called the atmosphere. The atmosphere is colorless and tasteless of gaseous mixture. It is mainly composed of about 78% of Nitrogen and 21% of Oxygen. Other gases such as Hydrogen, Carbon dioxide, Ozone and water vapor compose of only 1% of the atmosphere.

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Answered by BrainyStar44
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  • the atmosphere is sea of gases surrounding Earth.
  • when we compare the size of earth the atmosphere is very thin blanket surrounding Earth.
  • the atmosphere is about 100 kms thick.
  • if x is the size of a basketball that mosphere would be like if thin sheet of plastic wrap around it.
  • there are many gases in the atmosphere but Oxygen (21% by volume) and nitrogen (about 78% by volume) dominate.
  • other gases are in very small percent ages; these include argan, neon, carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, ozone etc. constitutes about 1% of atmosphere.
  • apart from these gases, the atmosphere also have 5 dust particles these are called particulates.
  • particulate may come from natural processes and from human activity.
  • this particulates can change atmospheric conditions that may be beneficial to life on earth.
  • the particulate also can cause problems by altering temperature and rainfall patterns.

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