The tilt of the earth provides the earth with seasons. As the earth revolved around the sun different portions (northern or Southern Hemisphere) is exposed more directly to the suns radiation, thus it is hotter in those regions. (Why the United States experiences winter in December but Australia experience summer in December.)
Gravity pulling the mass of the atmosphere toward the center of the
earth. Atmosphere includes air, water vapor, etc.
I believe the answer is: Protons and Neutrons
Protons weigh 1 amu while neutrons also weigh 1 amu. I’m not sure if they are talking about how many there is.