Facts and Figures Concerning the Earth and its Atmosphere
At the same time, the atmosphere helps keep the Earth’s temperature comfortable for living beings – and it protects us from meteors, too! What did you think about our facts about the Earth? Leave a comment below and let us know! 4,237 Likes LEAVE A COMMENT OK COMMENTS hanifa I ...
The atmosphere of the Earth is mainly composed of nitrogen and oxygen, which provides the necessary conditions for life on Earth. 地球是我们的家园,它是一个蓝色的星球,因为大部分表面被水覆盖。地球是太阳系中的一颗行星,围绕太阳旋转。地球的形状是一个略微扁平的球体,直径约为12,742公里。地球表面由...
One of the most surprising facts about the Earth is how we easily forget that what an amazing and interesting planet we live on. As Carl Saganpointed out,“It’s home, it’s us”.It is the only known planet to support an atmosphere with free oxygen, liquid water on the surface, and,...
Earth's atmosphere consists of five main layers from lowest to highest: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere. The five main layers of the Earths atmosphere.(Image credit: Future) The layers are separated based on temperature according to theNational Institute of Water and...
Over long periods of time, the remnants of this life, rich in carbon, are carried back into the interior of the Earth and recycled. This pulls carbon out of the atmosphere, which makes sure we don't suffer arunaway greenhouse effect, which is what happened onVenus. Without the action of...
Here are 50 facts about Earth. 1. We're the third rock from the sun (Image credit: Getty Images) Our home, Earth, is the third planet from the sun, the fifth largest planet in our solar system, with a radius of 3,959 miles, and the only world known to support an atmosphere with...
into the atmosphere. Forests naturally pull billions of tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, so when we remove them, we lose one of the ways Earth captures and stores that greenhouse gas. Destroying trees also releases the carbon dioxide they've stored back into the atmosphere. ...
Lots of tourists dressed in the Ming/Qing dynasty added to the atmosphere of the many shop alleys. We had a good time strolling the streets admiring the shops and architecture of this old town, especially at night when rows of red lanterns were litted up on the streets. We stayed at ...
We don’t feel the Earth itself spinning because we are held close to the Earth’s surface by gravity – that’s probably good because we would feel very dizzy moving that fast! 6. Earth’s atmosphere is made of gases. The mixture of gases, what we often refer to as ‘air’, are ...