Atmosphere of Earth Atmosphere of Earth The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, commonly known as air, that surrounds the planet Earth and is retained by Earth's gravity. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for liquid water to exist on the Earth's surface, absorbing ultraviolet solar radiation, warming the surface through heat retention (greenhouse effect), and reducing temperature extremes between day and night (the diurnal temperature variation). By volume, dry air contains 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases. Air also contains a variable amount of water
Life Among the Ruins bluesy hard rock and melodic metal, more similar to early Whitesnake's recordings than the epic power metal of albums like "Noble Savage" and the following "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I". This is the first album with bassist Rob DeMartino, who replaced Joe O'Reilly, retired from the scene. All lyrics by David DeFeis, music as indicated Life Among the Ruins Life Among the Ruins is the fifth full-length studio album by US heavy metal band Virgin Steele. It was released in 1993, after almost five years of inactivity. The song "Snakeskin Voodoo Man" was present only in the