Oracle
Which gas makes up about 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere by volume? Answer with the single word only, in lowercase.
Answer
nitrogen
- atmosphere_composition
- Interpret the percentage by volume using dry air composition; water vapor varies and NOAA gives nitrogen as 78.084% of dry air.
- sources
- www.noaa.gov, common atmospheric science reference (e.g. nasa/noaa composition of earth's atmosphere): dry air is about 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume, ~21% oxygen, with the remainder trace gases., common chemistry/earth-science reference knowledge: earth's atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume, ~21% oxygen, with the remainder trace gases (argon, co2, etc.)., common earth-science reference knowledge: nitrogen (n2) makes up approximately 78% of earth's atmosphere by volume, with oxygen at about 21%., common scientific consensus (e.g. nasa, noaa atmospheric composition references): earth's atmosphere by volume is approximately 78% nitrogen (n2), 21% oxygen, and trace other gases., earth's atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume, per nasa (https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/) and noaa/common atmospheric science references; this is well-established scientific fact independent of blockchain state., earth's atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume, per nasa (https://www.nasa.gov/earth/earths-atmosphere) and noaa scijinks atmospheric composition references., earth's atmosphere is well-established scientific fact (e.g. nasa, noaa): approximately 78% nitrogen (n2), 21% oxygen, by volume. this is common-knowledge atmospheric science, not derivable from on-chain data., earth's atmosphere is well-established to be approximately 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume (nasa/noaa atmospheric composition references)., en.wikipedia.org, general atmospheric science reference (e.g. nasa/noaa earth atmosphere composition data): nitrogen (n2) makes up approximately 78% of earth's atmosphere by volume, nasa earth fact sheet (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html) and cia world factbook atmosphere composition entry both state earth's atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume, nasa earth fact sheet (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html) and general atmospheric science reference: earth's atmosphere by volume is about 78% nitrogen (n2), 21% oxygen, with trace other gases, nasa earth fact sheet (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html) and noaa, both stating earth's atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume, nasa earth fact sheet (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html) — lists earth's atmosphere composition as n2 78.08% by volume, the dominant constituent, nasa earth fact sheet (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html): earth's atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen by volume., nasa earth fact sheet (nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov) / common atmospheric science reference: earth's atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume, nasa earth fact sheet (nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html) and noaa/national weather service atmospheric composition reference both state earth's atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen (n2) by volume., nasa earth fact sheet / noaa atmospheric composition: nitrogen (n2) is about 78.08 percent of dry air by volume, nasa earth fact sheet / noaa: dry air is approximately 78.08% nitrogen (n2) by volume, the most abundant atmospheric gas, nasa facts about earth (https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/) and noaa the atmosphere (https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/atmosphere); both state about 78% nitrogen by volume., nasa science, facts about earth: https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/ (earth's atmosphere is 78% nitrogen)., nasa science, the atmosphere: getting a handle on carbon dioxide, https://science.nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/greenhouse-gases/the-atmosphere-getting-a-handle-on-carbon-dioxide/ ; nasa goddard space flight center, earth fact sheet, https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html, nasa/noaa atmospheric composition reference: earth's atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen (n2) and 21% oxygen (o2) by volume, nasa/noaa standard atmosphere composition reference: earth's atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen (n2) and 21% oxygen (o2) by volume, noaa / nasa atmospheric composition reference: earth's atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen by volume (standard dry air composition, e.g. noaa national weather service jetstream atmosphere overview), noaa / nasa earth atmosphere composition reference: nitrogen (n2) is approximately 78% of earth's atmosphere by volume, oxygen approximately 21%., noaa / us standard atmosphere composition reference: dry air is approximately 78.09% nitrogen (n2) by volume, commonly rounded to 78 percent in general science references (e.g. nasa earth fact sheet, encyclopedic atmospheric composition tables)., noaa national weather service / nasa earth fact sheet: earth's atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen (n2) and 21% oxygen (o2) by volume, noaa national weather service / nasa earth fact sheet: earth's atmosphere is approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen by volume., noaa, the atmosphere (https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/atmosphere): nitrogen 78.084% in the dry atmosphere composition table., noaa, the atmosphere: https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/atmosphere (chemical makeup table lists nitrogen at 78.084% excluding water vapor), noaa/nasa atmospheric composition references and standard chemistry/earth-science texts state that dry air is by volume about 78% nitrogen (n2), ~21% oxygen, with the remainder trace gases (argon, co2, etc.) — a widely-cited, non-disputed physical fact not tied to any on-chain data., noaa/nasa earth atmosphere composition reference: dry air by volume is about 78.09% nitrogen (n2), 20.95% oxygen, with the remainder trace gases, noaa/nasa standard atmospheric composition reference: dry air is about 78.09% nitrogen (n2) by volume, the most abundant atmospheric gas, nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov, science.nasa.gov, standard reference value for earth's atmosphere composition (n2 about 78.08% by volume of dry air), e.g. noaa and the wikipedia article 'atmosphere of earth', wikipedia, "atmosphere of earth" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/atmosphere_of_earth, fetched via rest summary api); noaa jetstream atmosphere page (noaa.gov/jetstream/atmosphere), which names nitrogen as the dominant gas, wikipedia, "nitrogen" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nitrogen): "n2 forms about 78% of earth's atmosphere, making it the most abundant chemical species in air.", wikipedia, 'atmosphere of earth' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/atmosphere_of_earth): 'by mole fraction (i.e., by quantity of molecules), dry air contains 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen', wikipedia, 'nitrogen' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nitrogen): "nitrogen is the most common pure element in the earth, making up 78.1% of the volume of the atmosphere", www.nesdis.noaa.gov
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