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Are there 4 or 5 layers of atmosphere above the surface of Earth?
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1) The troposphere is the first layer above the surface and contains half of the Earth's atmosphere. Weather occurs in this layer.
2) Many jet aircrafts fly in the stratosphere because it is very stable. Also, the ozone layer absorbs harmful rays from the Sun.
3) Meteors or rock fragments burn up in the mesosphere.
4) The thermosphere is a layer with auroras. It is also where the space shuttle orbits.
5) The atmosphere merges into space in the extremely thinexosphere. This is the upper limit of our atmosphere.
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What is the layer above the Earth's surface?
the layer above the earth is the troposphere
Why does the atmosphere of the Earth float above the planet's surface?
Because it just does.
What is the atmosphere closest to the earth called?
The first layer above the surface is the Troposphere. This is followed by the Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere
What factor causes atmosphere pressure?
Weight of the atmosphere above a surface.
What is ozone layers like?
Ozone is concentrated at 20-40 km above earth with highest concentration 6-8 parts per million. It is present in the stratosphere of the earth's atmosphere.
Are the five layers of the atmosphere in earth or out of earth?
The atmosphere is above the earth.
The atmosphere layers are based on what?
The atmosphere is comprised of layers based on temperature. These layers are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere. A further region at about 500 km above the Earth's surface is called the exosphere.
Which of the earth's atmospheric layers is the closest to the earth's?
troposphere
Is the mesosphere below or above the earth?
its above the earth. it is one of the layers of the atmosphere.
What layer of the earth is at 40000 feet altitude?
When you're above the surface you are dealing with layers of the atmosphere, not layers of the Earth. At 40,000 feet you will be either in the upper troposphere or the lower stratosphere depending or you latitude.
Why is the atmosphere near the earth's surface densest?
The mass of the atmosphere compresses the atmosphere and it is most compressed near the earth's surface where the entire height of the atmosphere is above it.
What is meant by the stratosphere in terms of geology?
The stratosphere is one of the layers of the Earth's Atmosphere. It extends 10km to 20km above the planet surface and is located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.
The atmosphere extends from the earth's surface to?
It extends to 600-700 km above earth's surface
What are the different layers in the atmosphere?
They are (from lowest altitude to highest)Troposphere, which ranges from about 0-10 km above Earth's surface,Stratosphere, which ranges from about 10-50 km above Earth's surface,Mesosphere, which ranges from about 50-85 km above Earth's surface,Thermosphere (largest), which ranges from about 85-500 km above Earth's surface, andExosphere, which ranges from 500 km aboveThe ozone layer is in the stratosphere.
Why is the atmosphere above the surface of the earth?
Where else would it be? The atmosphere is a compilation of gasses held to the Earth by gravity.
How far does the sratoshere extend above earths surface?
The stratosphere isn't on earth's surface, the troposphere is. The stratosphere is the next level of the atmosphere from the troposphere. the atmosphere is about 600 miles or kilometers above earth's surface.
What is the layer above the Earth's surface?
the layer above the earth is the troposphere
