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The document describes the five main layers of Earth's atmosphere:
1) The troposphere is the lowest layer and contains almost all weather phenomena. It extends from Earth's surface to 7-20 km above sea level.
2) The stratosphere lies above the troposphere from 20-50 km above Earth. It contains the ozone layer.
3) The mesosphere is the layer between 50-80 km where temperature decreases. Most meteors vaporize in this layer.
4) The thermosphere extends from 80-100 km above Earth where temperatures can reach 2000°C. It contains the ionosphere.
5) Above 100 km is the exosphere, marking the edge of Earth's
The document describes the five main layers of Earth's atmosphere:
1) The troposphere is the lowest layer and contains almost all weather phenomena. It extends from Earth's surface to 7-20 km above sea level.
2) The stratosphere lies above the troposphere from 20-50 km above Earth. It contains the ozone layer.
3) The mesosphere is the layer between 50-80 km where temperature decreases. Most meteors vaporize in this layer.
4) The thermosphere extends from 80-100 km above Earth where temperatures can reach 2000°C. It contains the ionosphere.
5) Above 100 km is the exosphere, marking the edge of Earth's
The document describes the five main layers of Earth's atmosphere:
1) The troposphere is the lowest layer and contains almost all weather phenomena. It extends from Earth's surface to 7-20 km above sea level.
2) The stratosphere lies above the troposphere from 20-50 km above Earth. It contains the ozone layer.
3) The mesosphere is the layer between 50-80 km where temperature decreases. Most meteors vaporize in this layer.
4) The thermosphere extends from 80-100 km above Earth where temperatures can reach 2000°C. It contains the ionosphere.
5) Above 100 km is the exosphere, marking the edge of Earth's
•The troposphere is the lowest layer of earth’s atmosphere. The
troposphere starts at earth’s surface and goes up to a height of 7 to 20 km above sea level. •This layer are most affected by air pollution •The term troposphere literally means turnover,meaning that in this regio air mixes and constantly moves resulting in constant change called weather, allmost all weather occurs within this layer that why this is sometimes called as ZONE OF WEATHER. •Air is warmest at the bottom of the trotosphere near ground level.higher up its gets colder. •The boundary between the troposphere and the next upper layer is called tropopause. Stratosphere •This layer is lying at about 20- 50 km. From the earth surface.
•The temperature in lower stratosphere remains the same but
beyond, there is a gradual increase in temperature. •Unlike the troposphere, there is no air mixing and no turbulence in this layer. •Increase in temperature is due to the concentration of the gas ozone forming a layer called ozone layer. Ozone is a variant of oxygen compose of 3 atoms of oxygen.
•The boundary between the stratosphere and the next layeris
called the stratospause. Mesosphere •Located within 50-80 km. from earth surface. •The term literally means middle area.
•The temperature in this layer is decreasing.
•This is also the last layer with homogeneous air which is chiefly Oxygen and Nitrogen
•Most meteors vaporize in the mesosphere. Some material from
meteor lingers in the mesosphere, causing this layer have a relatively high concentration of iron and other metal atoms.
•The boundary between the mesosphere and the next uppwer layer is called mesopause Thermosphere •This layer is lying beyond the mesosphere, specifically within 80-100 km. from the earth surface.
•Air in here is heterogenous with varying amounts of
hydrogen and helium.
•The actual temperature in the thermosphere can reach as
high as 2000◦C! it is so hot here because nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere absorb a lot of radiation from space and convert it to heat. •The boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere above its called the thermopause •The lower Thermosphere is called the lonosphere; it extends from 80 to 550 kilometers above the Earth’s surface. Nitrogen, oxygen,and other particles in the Lonosphere absorb radiation from the sun and become electrically charged. Electrically charged particles are called ions, hence the name: the lonosphere. These ions are important to radio because they reflect AM radio waves back to earth allowing for long distance messges to be sent. Exosphere •Beyond 100km is the start of the Earth’s outermost atmospheric layer, marking the beginning of the outer space. •The air Particles here are hotter than the ionosphere. •The Temperature are very high because of the incessant bombardment f cosmic rays. •Density is very low the collisions between particles are extremely rare. Heat Transfer in The Atmosphere Insolation •This is acronym for incoming solar radiation. This Refers to solar radiation reaching the atmosphere and the surface and becomes utilized in heating his part of the atmosphere near the surface. QUESTIONS 1. Composed of hydrogen and helium. 2. Most affected by air pollution. 3. Coldest layer of the atmosphere. 4. Contains ozone (O3). 5. Give the 5 layers of the atmosphere. TRUE OR FALSE 1. Exosphere is the start of the Earth’s outermost atmospheric layer. 2. The boundary between the Thermosphere and the exosphere above is called thermopause. 3. Mesosphere is located within 60-90 km from earth surface. 4. Stratosphere is lying at about 30-80 km. From the earth surface. 5. The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere. ANSWERS 1. Thermosphere 2. Troposphere 3. Mesosphere 4. Stratosphere 5. Troposphere,Stratosphere,Mesosphere, Thermosphere,Exosphere. 6. True 7. True 8. False 9. False 10. True THANKYOU -RALPH