TRUE or FALSE. The atmosphere is the solid layer that surrounds the earth and contains gaseous particles in suspension.
False
What´s the name of the phenomena by which the atmosphere retains some of the heat from the sun?
greenhouse effect
The earth´s primitive atmosphere contained many gases, similar to the gases released by volcanoes now, for example (begins for letter "n"):
nitrogen
What type of rays are absorved by the mesosphere and the termosphere?
x-rays and gamma rays
It is formed when oxygen is subjected to the action of ultraviolet radiatio from the Sun. Its name is...
Ozone
Nitrogen and sulphur oxides, gases released by industry, combine with water vapour becomes in...
acid rain
The mesosphere extends from 50 to .... km.
80
Which word refers to the quantity of water vapour found in the air at any given time?
Humidity