Recent questions tagged atmosphere

Description : What is snow?

Last Answer : Snow is the ice crystal flakes. Ice crystals in a cloud join together to form snowflakes. When snowflakes become large and heavy, they fall to the ground as snow. 

Description : What is the summer monsoon?

Last Answer : In summer the land warms up more quickly than the sea. A large low pressure area forms over the land. Cool air from the sea blows towards the land. This blow of air towards the land is called summer monsoon.

Description : What is a low-pressure area?

Last Answer : In a place where the air is warm, the air pressure will be less than the surrounding area. This area is called a low pressure area.

Description : What is a thermal?

Last Answer : When air heats up it expands and becomes lighter then begins to rise. This rising air is called a thermal. 

Description : What is wind? How are winds caused?

Last Answer : When air moves (or blows) then it’s called the wind. It caused by the temperature of the layer.

Description : How does the atmosphere protect the earth from becoming too hot?

Last Answer : Atmosphere blocks the harmful rays of the sun and some reflected back into the space and some are absorbed by the clouds and dust particles. So due to this earth is not become too hot.

Description : What is air made up of?

Last Answer : Air is the made up of different gases, which are invisible. We cannot see them. Nitrogen and oxygen are the two important gases in air. 

Description : What is the atmosphere?

Last Answer : Atmosphere is the layer of the air around the earth. 

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