If the Earth had no atmosphere,
A)less of the sun's energy would strike the Earth.
B)all regions of the Earth would be considerably warmer.
C)the Earth would experience much larger and more severe storms.
D)the biogeochemical cycles on Earth would be much different.

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Without an atmosphere, there would be no medium for weather, which affects biogeochemical cycles. These cycles depend on the presence of an atmosphere for processes like precipitation, evaporation, and the greenhouse effect, which would be absent or drastically altered without an atmosphere.

If the Earth Had No Atmosphere