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The largest and outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere the exosphere extends out to what maximum distance from Earth?
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The exosphere goes from about 400 miles (640 km) high to about 800 miles (1,280 km).
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What is the distance from earth's surface to the end of earths atmosphere?
The Earth's atmosphere extends anywhere from 250-400 miles off the surface, depending on where you are standing. Near the equator, it is thicker due to the heat from the surface and cloud reflection, and the high moisture and humidity.
What layer of the atmosphere extends from 20 -50 km above earth?
The stratosphere I think
What is the envelope of gases aerosols and other materials that extends about 12 mile from Earth's surface and is held in place by gravity?
This is called the atmosphere.
This mid-Atlantic ridge extends from Antarctica to what location?
coast of Iceland
What is a loop of relatively cool incandescent gas that extends above the photosphere?
Nuclear fusion
What atmospheric layer that extends to space?
The Exosphere is the layer in the atmosphere that is closest to outer space.
Is the stratosphere outter space?
It's only a layer of atmosphere. It's not space yet.
What is the layer of the atmosphere farthest from Earth's surface?
exosphere
In what part of the atmosphere does a space ship fly?
The Earth's exosphere extends ~120,000 miles, so most Earth-orbiting spacecraft are in the exosphere. Spacecraft that go to other planets, the sun, Lagrange points and everything that leaves Earth's orbit is in space, which is not a part of Earth's atmosphere.
What is the correct order of earth's atmospheric layers from earth's surface into outer space?
the layers of the atmosphere in order are troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
Is the stratosphere space?
No. The exosphere extends into outer space, though.
Define the sun's photosphere chromosphere and corona?
# photosphere: the innermost layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off visible light. # chromosphere: the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere. # corona: The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere that extends into space.
Which sphere extends to about 17 km above the surface of the earth?
exosphere
What are the names of the layers that separate space from earth?
Troposphere - The troposphere begins at the surface and extends to between 7 km (23,000 ft) at the poles and 17 km (56,000 ft) at the equator, with some variation due to weather. Stratosphere - The stratosphere extends from the tropopause to about 51 km (32 mi; 170,000 ft). Mesosphere - The mesosphere extends from the stratopause to 80-85 km (50-53 mi; 260,000-280,000 ft). Thermosphere - The top of the thermosphere is the bottom of the exosphere, called the exobase. Its height varies with solar activity and ranges from about 350-800 km (220-500 mi; 1,100,000-2,600,000 ft). Exosphere - The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere extends from the exobase upward.
What is the size of exosphere?
Theoretically, the Exosphere extends out to around 190,000 km (120,00 miles) from the surface of the earth, which is about halfway to the moon. This is where the solar radiation effects on hydrogen atoms overwhelms the gravitational pull on them by earth. The observable Exosphere is the `Geocorona`, which extends out to around 100,000km or 62,000 miles
How far is the start of the atmosphere from the surface of earth?
The atmosphere begins at the surface of the Earth and extends to space. The upper levels are the thermosphere (up to about 500-650 km altitude) and the exosphere (generally from 500 to 2000 km altitude but is nearly a vacuum).
Which sphere is not directly studied in one of the main branches of Earth space science geology astronomy meteorology or oceanography A biosphere B exosphere C atmosphere D hydrosphere?
The sphere that is not directly studied in one of the main branches of Earth and space science (geology, astronomy, meteorology, or oceanography) is the "exosphere." The exosphere is the outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere, and it extends into space. While it is a part of atmospheric science, it is not typically studied as a main branch of Earth and space science in the context of geology, astronomy, meteorology, or oceanography. To provide a brief overview of the other spheres: A. **Biosphere**: The biosphere refers to the zone on Earth where life exists, including all living organisms and their interactions with the environment. B. **Atmosphere**: The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth, which is studied in meteorology and climatology. C. **Hydrosphere**: The hydrosphere includes all of Earth's water, such as oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater, and glaciers. It is studied in oceanography and hydrology. So, the correct answer is **B. Exosphere**.
