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1
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Percent of nitrogen

A

78%

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2
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Percent of oxygen

A

21%

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3
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Percent of argan and carbon dioxide

A

Argon 0.93%
Carbon dioxide 0.03%

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4
Q

1st Layers of atmosphere

A

Trophosphere

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5
Q

2nd layer if atmosphere

A

Stratosphere

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6
Q

2nd layer if atmosphere

A

Stratosphere13-5 km

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7
Q

Ozone is present in which layer

A

Stratosphere

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8
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3re layer of atmosphere

A

Mesosphere

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9
Q

Meteoroids burn up in which layer

A

Mesosphere

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10
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Coldest layer of atmosphere

A

Mesosphere

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11
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4th layer of atmosphere

A

Thermosphere 80-400

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12
Q

Radio wave transmitted from the Earth reflected back from which layer

A

Inosphere present in thermosphere

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13
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5th layer of atmosphere

A

Exosphere
1000km

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14
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Which gas is found in exosphere

A

Helium and hydrogen

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15
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Insolation

A

Incoming solar radiation of sun

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16
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Types of permanent wind

A

Trade wind
Westerlies
Easterlies

17
Q

Humidity

A

Amount of water vapour in the air

As the temperature increase the capacity to hold water also increase

18
Q

Precipitation

A

Precipitation is the process by which water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface.

19
Q

Types of precipitation

A

Conventional rainfall

relief (orographic )rainfall

cyclonic rainfall

20
Q

Hail

A

Oola

21
Q

Drizzle

A

Bunda bandi

22
Q

Glaze

A

Blade aeroplane coding of eye that form when super precipitation

23
Q

Sleet

A

Sleet is a type of precipitation that consists of small, frozen ice pellets formed when raindrops freeze as they fall through a layer of cold air.