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The Karman Line, 100 km (62 miles) above the surface of the earth, is usually regarded as the boundary between the earth's atmosphere and outer space.
The earth's atmosphere has many layers:
- Magnetosphere - the highest layer
- Exosphere (500 to 1000 km altitude)
- Thermosphere (including ionosphere and the Karman Line, 100 km up, which is the boundary between the atmosphere and outer space.
- Mesosphere
- Stratosphere (including ozone layer, 15 to 35 km high)
- Troposphere (including peplosphereor planetary boundary layer) - the lowest layer, whose depth is 17 km (11 miles) at the equator and 7 km (5 miles) at the poles.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe atmosphere is constructed of many layers. The top layer is the exosphere at 440 miles, and the lowest layer is the troposphere at 7 miles.
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∙ 8y agoThe outer layer of the Earth's atmosphere extended to about 6000 miles (10,000 km) from the surface of the earth.
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∙ 11y agoThe exosphere is 500-600km above the surface of Earth.
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∙ 14y agoVarious layers extend different distances, but for most purposes 10 miles is a good answer.
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∙ 11y ago100 miles at least.
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∙ 13y agoJust over 10 miles.
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∙ 13y ago100 miles
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The different layers of gases that extend from the surface of the Earth into space?
Atmosphere
Why does earth's atmosphere only extend out less than 100 miles?
The atmosphere does extend out more than 100 miles. The altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles) is officially the edge of space, but this "boundary" is rather arbitrary.
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 occurs when a high level of charged particles outside the Earth's atmosphere manages to penetrate the atmosphere?
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What is the abundant gas of the earths atmosphere?
the most abundant gas of the atmosphere is nitrogen with high percentage 78.09
How far do greenhouse gases extend into the atmosphere?
Greenhouse gases extend very high. They extend in the troposphere.
The different layers of gases that extend from the surface of the Earth into space?
Atmosphere
Why doesn't Earth's atmosphere extend completely out into space?
The Earth's atmosphere is kept in place by gravitational pull the Earth exerts on particles in the atmosphere. But part of the Earth's atmosphere does float out into space. The part that is lost out into space is the extremely light particles like Hydrogen which can escape the Earth's gravity.
What are the arcs of gas that extend high into the suns atmosphere called?
I believe they are called Prominences. Cheers
Why does earth's atmosphere only extend out less than 100 miles?
The atmosphere does extend out more than 100 miles. The altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles) is officially the edge of space, but this "boundary" is rather arbitrary.
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.
Venus atmosphere has what?
Compared to Earth's, it has:* A high pressure * An extremely high temperature
What occurs when a high level of charged particles outside the Earth's atmosphere manages to penetrate the atmosphere?
auroras
What occurs when a high level of charged particles outside outside the earth's atmosphere to penetrate the atmosphere?
auroras
What occurs when a high level of charged particles outside the Earth atmosphere manages to penetrate the atmosphere?
auroras
Which of saturns moons have an atmosphere most like earth?
Titan is the only one of Saturn's moons that has an appreciable atmosphere. It is most like earth's atmosphere in its high concentration of nitrogen (98% compared to Earth's 78%).
What orbit high above earth and use instruments to gather data from the upper atmosphere?
it takes in heat from the atmosphere
