KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -The atmosphere protects life on earth by shielding it from incoming ultraviolet (UV) radiation, keeping the planet warm through insulation, and preventing extremes between day and night temperatures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gravity needs an atmosphere and air to exist. One student specifically ties the idea of gravity to things floating in space. The atmosphere is what causes gravity. Gravity is the force that holds air and atmosphere together.

Detailed explanation-3: -The atmosphere of Earth creates pressure, absorbs most meteoroids and ultraviolet solar radiation, warms the surface through heat retention (greenhouse effect), allowing life and liquid water to exist on the Earth’s surface, and reduces temperature extremes between day and night (the diurnal temperature variation).