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Atmosphere
Earth has an oxidizing atmosphere
*when we say atmosphere,
*And did u know that the atmosphere became
- Is a blanket of gases that surrounds
oxidizing and oxygen consuming life forms
Earth. It is held near the surface of the
began appearing sa ating mga oceans.
planet by Earth’s gravitational
attraction. And as higher life forms emerged on land,
plants added to atmospheric oxygen while
*among sa mga planets sa solar system our
animals use it up for breathing and the oxygen
planet is actually very unique because of our
level stabilized around the 21% we know
atmosphere
today.
- Atmosphere behaves as a protecting shield for
Besides of the 3 main compositions,
all life on Earth, making it unique in the solar
there are others that are well mixed
system.
ratios around the atmosphere.
- The atmosphere of Earth contains Most atmospheric studies focus on
mixture of gases which are forced to be
*as you can see 93.497% is Carbon Dioxide
maintained near the Earth’s surface by
mainly the trace gases is carbon dioxide.
gravity
Example of Aerosols