GEOG 2050 Chapter : Chapter 3 Chapter Questions
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It is a simple mixture of gases that is naturally odorless, colorless, tasteless, and formless blended so well it acts like a single gas. The components" originated from the exhalations and inhalations of life on earth. In view of the cell analogy by lewis thomas, characterize the various functions the atmosphere performs that protect the surface environment: the atmosphere has beyond its altitude the exosphere which serves as a vacuum to the earth. The atmosphere compressed gravity which compresses the air that helps us breathe on earth"s surface. Stratosphere and troposphere: describe the two divisions of the atmosphere on the basis of composition, heterosphere which is the outer atmosphere. Homosphere is below the heterosphere and extends to earth"s surface: what are the two overall primary functional layers of the atmosphere and what do they do, the two functional layers are the ionosphere and the ozonosphere.
