Question

why is the layer of air around the earth important?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The atmosphere acts as a gigantic filter, keeping out most ultraviolet radiation while letting in the sun's warming rays. Ultraviolet radiation is harmful to living things, and is what causes sunburns. Solar heat, on the other hand, is necessary for all life on Earth. Earth's atmosphere has a layered structure.

Answer 2

The blanket of gases not only contains the air that we breathe but also protects us from the blasts of heat and rediation emating from the sun. It warms the planet by day and cools it at. Earth atmosphere is about 300 miles (480 km) thick, but most of it in within ten miles (16 km) the surface.