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Question | Answer |
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the blanket of air that surrounds the planet? | atmosphere |
The atmosphere is a mixture of which gases? | oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and ozone |
What does the ozone layer protect us from ? | harmful UV rays of the sun |
what is the lower layer of the atmosphere called ? | the troposphere |
Over 75% of earth's gases are found here? | the troposphere |
where does weather form? | the troposphere. |
A huge mass of burning gases? | the sun |
how much of the solar radiation actually gets through the atmosphere and reaches the surface of the earth? | 50 per cent |
Are places that are near the equator warmer or colder than places that are nearer the poles? | warmer |
The amount of heat received from the sun at any place on earth depends on what? | the latitude of that place and tilt of the axis. |