Earth's Atmosphere

Earth's Atmosphere

Overview of the Earth's Atmosphere

The Earth is one of the planets in the solar system, and, it is surrounded by layers of gases, which is called the atmosphere of the Earth. The main function of this atmospheric layer is to protect the life forms on Earth by absorbing the harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, infra-red rays, and gamma rays that are reflected from the sun. If there is no atmospheric layer above the Earth, then it will be easy for these harmful rays to reach the Earth and it will have destroyed all life forms on Earth. ...