Atmosphere extends upto a height of _____ km above the Earth’s surface.
A10000
B20000
C5000
D12000
Answer:
A. 10000
Read Explanation:
Blanket of the earth
The atmosphere is the blanket of air surrounding the earth. It is the atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide which play a major role in maintaining the earth as a life supporting planet.
Plants play a major role in maintaining the balance of life supporting gases in required proportion through the process of photosynthesis.
Atmosphere extends to about 10000 kilometres from the earth's surface. But about 97 percentage of the atmospheric air remains within 29 kilometres from the earth's surface.