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by Eco Generation | 24-08-2020 09:13
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How long can a person live without breathing? The air directly contacts your skin and enters your body through breathing; you cannot avoid it. As such, we are most closely surrounded by the atmosphere. The atmosphere is the air layer that covers the Earth and plays an important role in maintaining the global ecosystem.
The atmosphere is everywhere; it is even in places surrounded by walls. The air in the mountains is clearer and fresher than that in a house. Why? It is because of the various gases in the atmosphere. There is a mixture of gases in the atmosphere. The odors and feelings can vary depending on which gas is greater. You can smell something unusual in a new house. This is because of the materials used to build it. Harmful chemicals can be released from the materials, which could lead to sick building syndrome. The atmosphere must circulate to have a lot of contaminants diluted or dissolved in rainwater. Since buildings are surrounded by walls, it is important to air them out by opening windows for fresher air.
The second most abundant gas in air, oxygen, is our crucial lifeline. It is important not only for humans, but also for other animals and plants. Creatures get oxygen through breathing and dispose of carbon dioxide through exhaling. All living things on Earth breathe. So how can oxygen and carbon dioxide be maintained? The answer is that plants use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. However, today we are facing the problem of increasing carbon dioxide. This is because carbon dioxide is being generated from more and more places, while the number of plants absorbing the gas is decreasing.
Scientists have divided the Earth's atmosphere into four types based on different characteristics according to altitude. Extending from the surface up to 10 km, the troposphere is the layer where there are the most gases necessary for us, and weather conditions such as rain, wind, and snow take place. There is no wall in the atmosphere. Therefore, air pollutants in a country can affect other countries as well.
Above the troposphere is the stratosphere. In the stratosphere, ozone gathers to form a band called the ozone layer. The layer acts as a guard for the life of Earth by blocking the UV rays from sunlight. Above the stratosphere is the mesosphere, and above it is the thermosphere. The troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere are called the atmosphere. The atmosphere is held in by gravity.
The atmosphere is essential, but it has both good and bad things, like carbon dioxide, in the air.
Source: Eco-generation Korean Website |
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22 Comments
Informative Article.
Posted 19-02-2023 16:19
I enjoyed every bit of this article
Posted 09-08-2022 11:06
beneficial article!!
Posted 17-07-2022 21:54
let's make the earth a suitable place to live by planting more trees so that we can breathe fresh air.
Posted 17-07-2022 21:53
That??s such a nice article. People should be aware by now that how serious it is to take care of our atmosphere. Nicely articulated. Keep working hard.
Posted 14-02-2022 19:08
The increasing emissions of CO2 and the ozone layer depletion is surely the most obvious environmental problem after pollution, but still the less addressed. Breathing healthy should be an ultimate right, longing to ensure that at least fir the next generation
Posted 04-11-2021 23:19
nice article.
Posted 16-09-2021 01:10
Nice article.
Posted 25-08-2021 08:37
Thanks.
Posted 25-08-2021 08:34
Thank you for a wonderful article! Helped me to get know more about atmosphere:)
Posted 15-08-2021 14:53
Thank for sharing
Posted 07-08-2021 19:43
Thank you informative article
Posted 09-07-2021 13:30
Thank you so much for this information
Posted 14-03-2021 02:44
Greetings Eco generation
I hope you are doing well
Interesting and informative article
Thank you so much for this report
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 28-10-2020 12:08
Exactly .Thanks for this worthful article.
Posted 14-10-2020 18:45
Interesting write up... Thanks for this.
Stratospheric ozone is a benefit to human atmosphere but Tropospheric ozone is harmful...
Posted 08-10-2020 22:39
Much obliged for curiously and useful article. Tragically, these days climate ended up so contaminated, that has negative affect of people's wellbeing
Posted 25-09-2020 17:08
Without atmosphere our lives will be impossible in this planet .
Air is everywhere in this earth . We can't imagine our life without air.
Let's make earth a suitable place to live by planting more trees so that we can breathe fresh air.
Posted 23-09-2020 14:08
Thanks for interesting and beneficial article. Unfortunately, nowadays atmosphere become so polluted, that has negative impact of people's health
Posted 15-09-2020 03:54
exactly.. thank you for putting the true words
Posted 28-08-2020 14:01
having good air without any pollution is a blessing. When can we start to have a peaceful breathing system? asking myself.
Posted 28-08-2020 13:59
Atmosphere is the main reason for having life on earth. Life wouldn't have been possible without it but our activities are creating impacts to the layer of atmosphere like decrease in ozone layer. We must reduce our carbon footprint make our planet a better place for living.
Posted 24-08-2020 12:14