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{{dambigbox|Air|Air}}
{{dambigbox|Air|Air}}
{{main|Earth's atmosphere}}
{{main|Earth's atmosphere}}
 
{{Image|Clean Air.jpg|right|261px|Landscape with clear air and and clouds}}
{{Image|Clean Air.jpg|right|261px|Landscape with clean air and and clouds}}
 
'''Air''' is that part of [[Earth's atmosphere]] that [[human]]s and all other [[animal]]s breathe. It is a colorless, odorless and tasteless mixture of [[gas]]es consisting mostly of [[nitrogen]] (N<sub>2</sub>) and [[oxygen]](O<sub>2</sub>).
'''Air''' is that part of [[Earth's atmosphere]] that [[human]]s and all other [[animal]]s breathe. It is a colorless, odorless and tasteless mixture of [[gas]]es consisting mostly of [[nitrogen]] (N<sub>2</sub>) and [[oxygen]](O<sub>2</sub>).

Revision as of 00:49, 11 March 2010

This article is about Air. For other uses of the term Air, please see Air (disambiguation).
For more information, see: Earth's atmosphere.
(CC) Photo: Pascal Lando
Landscape with clear air and and clouds

Air is that part of Earth's atmosphere that humans and all other animals breathe. It is a colorless, odorless and tasteless mixture of gases consisting mostly of nitrogen (N2) and oxygen(O2).