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What is the main reason for global warming?
What is the main reason for global warming?
Which gas acts as a filter and absorbs ultra-violet rays radiating from the sun?
Which gas acts as a filter and absorbs ultra-violet rays radiating from the sun?
At what altitude is ozone mainly found in the atmosphere?
At what altitude is ozone mainly found in the atmosphere?
What is the source of all kinds of precipitation in the atmosphere?
What is the source of all kinds of precipitation in the atmosphere?
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Where does water vapor have its maximum amount in the atmosphere?
Where does water vapor have its maximum amount in the atmosphere?
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Which gas is transparent to incoming solar radiation but opaque to outgoing terrestrial radiation?
Which gas is transparent to incoming solar radiation but opaque to outgoing terrestrial radiation?
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What are the two main gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What are the two main gases in Earth's atmosphere?
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At what height from the Earth's surface is oxygen almost negligible in the atmosphere?
At what height from the Earth's surface is oxygen almost negligible in the atmosphere?
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Which gas is found only up to 90 km from the surface of the Earth?
Which gas is found only up to 90 km from the surface of the Earth?
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What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
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How thick is Earth's atmosphere?
How thick is Earth's atmosphere?
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Which gas contributes to most of the remaining part of Earth's atmosphere after nitrogen and oxygen?
Which gas contributes to most of the remaining part of Earth's atmosphere after nitrogen and oxygen?
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What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of oxygen?
What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of oxygen?
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Which gas in the Earth's atmosphere cannot be used directly from the air by biotic things?
Which gas in the Earth's atmosphere cannot be used directly from the air by biotic things?
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What gas is meteorologically a very important gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
What gas is meteorologically a very important gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
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In Earth's atmosphere, what role does Argon primarily play?
In Earth's atmosphere, what role does Argon primarily play?
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Which gas plays a major role in the Earth's water cycle and helps keep the climate moderate?
Which gas plays a major role in the Earth's water cycle and helps keep the climate moderate?
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What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of nitrogen?
What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of nitrogen?
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