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Q: How can the thermosphere have high tempuratures but not be hot?
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How can the thermosphere have high temperature but not feel hot?

The Thermosphere feels very cold to us because of its low Thermal Energy.There are very few particles in the Thermosphere, so even if they were very, very hot, it would feel cold.


What rocks are changed by high tempuratures and high pressure?

Metamorphic.


Why is the thermosphere hot?

The thermosphere is so hot because sunlight strikes this layer of the atmosphere first.


Why isn't the thermosphere a hot place even though it has very high temperatures?

Because of the air molecules , when they touch you .


Is it hot in the thermosphere?

It has a high temperature but it is not hot. Temperature (kinetic energy) and hot (thermal energy - a way of transferring energy between objects) are not the same thing. Temperature is the average velocity of particles, which in the thermosphere is quite high, but they are far less dense than in the troposphere, which means that they collide much less often and those fewer collision mean less energy transfer (less heat).


What climate zones have a hot to cold range?

Desert areas range from hot to cold. Blazing hot in the day time, and then the tempuratures freeze when the it's night.


Why is thermosphere called the thermosphere?

the thermosphere gets it's name from it's extrmely high temperature, which cn be above 1,000'c.


How hot does the thermosphere get?

1, 800 degres Celsius


When is the best time of year to go on a vacation to Alaska?

The best time of the year to go on a vacation to Alaska is the summer. June, July and August have the best tempuratures. Tempuratures can get as high as 70 degrees in Fairbanks.


What is the upper portion of the thermosphere called?

Happy Soda !


Is the air in the thermosphere thin or thick?

The air in the thermosphere is very thin because of it's high altitude.


Why the thermosphere has a very high temperature?

because