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Composition and Structure of Atmosphere

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Geography

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Topics in Composition and Structure of Atmosphere

1

Importance and Basic Characteristics of Atmosphere

  • Air is essential for survival - humans can survive days without food, hours without water, but only minutes without air
  • Atmosphere is a mixture of gases enveloping Earth completely
  • Contains life-giving oxygen for animals and carbon dioxide for plants
2

Composition of Atmosphere - Gases

  • Nitrogen (78%) - most abundant gas, inert in nature
  • Oxygen (21%) - essential for respiration and combustion
  • Argon (0.93%) - noble gas, chemically inactive
3

Water Vapor in Atmosphere

  • Variable gas that decreases with altitude
  • 4% by volume in warm, wet tropical regions
  • Less than 1% in dry, cold desert and polar regions
4

Dust Particles in Atmosphere

  • Small solid particles from various sources: sea salts, soil, smoke, ash, pollen, meteor particles
  • Concentrated in lower atmospheric layers
  • Can be transported to great heights by convection currents

Key Concepts

The atmosphere is a mixtureA meteorologically important gas thatFound between 10A variable gas that decreasesThe atmosphere is divided into five

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