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Q: What is meant by atmosphere?
| Option | Answer | Is Correct |
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| 1 | The atmospheric pressure on the surface of the Earth averages 101.325 kPa, with a scale height of about 8.5 km. It is 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, with trace amounts of water vapors, carbon dioxide and other gaseous molecules. | |
| 2 | Earth’s biosphere has significantly altered its atmosphere. Oxygen photosynthesis evolved 2.7 billion years ago, forming the primarily nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere that exists today. This change enabled the proliferation of aerobic organisms as well as the formation of the ozone layer which, together with Earth’s magnetic field, blocks ultraviolet solar radiation, permitting life on land. Other atmospheric functions important to lift on Earth’s include transporting water vapor, providing useful gases, causing small meteors to burn up before they strike the surface, and moderating temperature. This last phenomenon is known as the greenhouse effect: trace molecules within the atmosphere serve to capture thermal energy emitted from the ground, thereby raising the average temperature. Carbon dioxide, water vapors, methane and ozone are the primary greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. Without this heat-retention effect, the average surface temperature would be —18°C and life would likely not exist. |
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