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This is the ozone layer, which is spread out through parts of the stratosphere. It protects the surface from ultraviolet radiation, though some still passes through. Without it, life would not be able to exist as it does now.

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What is portion of the atmosphere 10 to 25 miles above the earths surface is called?

Stratosphere by great usama


What is the correct order upward from earths surface?

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere - layers of the atmosphere :)


The earths surface where most earthquake damage occurs is called the?

Epicenter


What is the ridge layer of earths surface made up of the crust and part of the mantle called?

lithoshpere


Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath earths surface is called?

Intrusive igneous rock

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What is portion of the atmosphere 10 to 25 miles above the earths surface is called?

Stratosphere by great usama


What is the portion of the atmosphere 10 to 25 miles above the earths surface called?

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Is the stratosphere the closest layer to the earths surface?

No. the layer that actually reaches the surface is the troposphere.


What is the atmospheric layers in order from farthest away from the earths surface to the closest to the earths surface?

exosphere,thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere


How far does the stratosphere extend the earths surface?

30 feet above sea level and 50 feet above earths surface... science homework these days


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 will be the effect on radiation received at earths surface of a decrease of ozone in the stratosphere?

Decrease of ozone in the stratosphere could cause UV to enter the surface. These could cause skin cancer and the immune system to weak.


The second layer of the earths atmosphere?

The second layer of the Earth's atmosphere is called Stratosphere.


What is the correct order upward from earths surface?

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere - layers of the atmosphere :)


What is the earths second layer of earths atmosphere?

STRATOSPHERE


How far does the straosphere extend above earths surface?

The stratosphere's upper limit is about 20 miles above sea level.


How far does the stratosphere extend above earth's surface?

30 feet above sea level and 50 feet above earths surface... science homework these days