Which part of the atmosphere is called homosphere?
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Atmosphere up to 70 km from the surface of the earth
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Atmosphere up to 80 km from the surface of the earth
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Atmosphere up to 90 km from the surface of the earth
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Atmosphere up to 110 km from the surface of the earth
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Solution
The correct option is B Atmosphere up to 90 km from the surface of the earth
Atmosphere up to 90 km from the surface of the earth
Homosphere can be defined as the lowest part of the Earth’s atmosphere. It lies between the heterosphere and the surface of the earth. It is the earth’s atmosphere below the altitude of roughly 80 kms where there is an almost-homogenous composition of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), argon (10%), carbon dioxide as well as traces of constituents like dust particles, aerosols and cloud droplets.
Description: The Earth’s atmosphere has two major zones or segments – homosphere and heterosphere. The homosphere is the lower segment of the two-part division of atmosphere and further consists of three regions namely troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere. All the three regions have the same composition of air. However, the concentration of air keeps decreasing significantly as the altitude increases.