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The layer that contains 90 percent of the total mass of the atmosphere?
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∙ 13y ago
There are a few layers to the atmosphere however the Troposphere is the largest part of the atmosphere containing 75% of its mass. However the Troposphere contains 99% of the water vapour on the planet as well as Earth's aerosols. It is also where all weather phenomenon will occur.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoTroposphere
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∙ 13y agoThe answer to your question is the Troposphere...Study some more!
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∙ 9y agoThe stratosphere contains most of the gases. It is a part of atmosphere.
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∙ 9y agoThere are layers which contain almost the whole mass of atmosphere. The layer is troposphere.
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∙ 10y agothe stratosphere and troposphere
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∙ 9y agothe ozone layer
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∙ 12y agotroposphere
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What are the properties of the troposphere?
The troposphere is characterized by the greatest air density of any atmospheric layer. Also, it has a variable thickness of around 5 to 10 mi from the poles to the equator. The troposphere contains 99% of the water vapor contained in the atmosphere.
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Each level in a food chain is called a?
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Who discovered the mesosphere the atmospheric layer?
The Layers of the Atmosphere We live at the bottom of an ocean of air - several oceans, in fact, as the atmosphere can be divided into layers distinguished by temperature. Starting at the surface of the earth's crust, the layer which most apparently affects us is called the troposphere. It extends roughly 5 miles above the poles and 10 miles above the equator, and contains about 75% of the total mass of the atmosphere. Due to its closeness to the earth's surface, nearly all water vapor and solid particles (from forest fires, volcanoes and the burning of fossil fuel, for example) are found in this sphere. All of earth's plant and animal life exist within the troposphere or the waters beneath it. Climate and weather are conditions within the troposphere. It is also the layer where most of the heat exchange between the earth and the atmosphere takes place, and where heat is distributed through the overturning of air (tropo means "to turn"). Temperature in the troposphere decreases with height to -76 degrees Fahrenheit. The stratosphere extends to about 30 miles above earth, and can itself be subdivided (strato means "layers") In the lower levels of the stratosphere the temperature remains the same, but in the upper levels the temperature actually increases to roughly the same as that at sea level. This is due to the ozone layer, where a high concentration of ozone, a molecular variation of oxygen, absorbs ultraviolet rays from the sun. Because of this temperature distribution the over-turning of air is much less than within the troposphere below, and the stratosphere becomes a kind of giant lid. Debris from violent volcanic eruptions, like Mt. St. Helens in 1980, sometimes enter and remain suspended in the stratosphere for years before settling back to the earth's surface. The troposphere and stratosphere combined contain 99% of the total mass of the atmosphere. In the mesosphere, which extends to about 50 miles, temperature drops again to as low as -173 degrees F. Meteors, small pieces of matter drawn to the atmosphere by earth's gravity, become visible to the naked eye as they enter the mesosphere and are heated through friction caused by collisions with air molecules. These "falling stars" usually disintegrate before they reach the earth's surface. Spectacular meteor showers can be observed at certain times of the year when the earth, in its orbit, passes through a swarm of particles generated from the breakup of a comet. The troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere make up what is called the lower atmosphere.
What is the weight of air of the atmosphere pressing down on earth?
Yes, the atmosphere is at atmospheric pressure, or 1 ATM. A column of air one square inch in cross-section, measured from sea level to the top of the atmosphere, would weigh approximately 14.7 psi (pounds force per square inch).
What layer of the atmosphere contains 80 percent of the atmosphere's total mass?
The troposphere
What layer of the atmosphere contains almost 80 percent of the atmosphere's total mass?
troposphere
What layer of the atmosphere contains 80 percent of the atmospheres total mass?
troposphere
What layer of the atmosphere contains most of the atmosphere's total mass?
Troposphere
What layer of the atmosphere contains 80 of the atmospheres total mass?
troposphere
What layer of the atmosphere contains almost 80 of the atmospheres total mass?
troposphere
What contains about 80 percent of the total mass of your atmosphere?
if you mean air then its nitrogen.. but i dont know anything else
What contains the most air in the atmosphere?
i don't think i fully understand the question..do you mean where is most of the air in the atmosphere? if that's what you meant, most of the air is in the troposphere which is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth.
Which layer of the atmosphere has gravity?
The atmosphere is NOT again I repeat NOT a layer. The layers are the exosphere, the thermosphere, the ionosphere, the mesosphere, the stratosphere, the ozonesphere, and the troposphere.
Which layer in the atmosphere does weather occur in?
About 80% of the total mass of the atmosphere is contained in troposphere.It is also the layer where the majority of our weather occurs. Maximum air temperature also occurs near the Earth's surface in this layer.Most all weather occurs in the troposphere. This is the top layer of the atmosphere.
Which layer does the weather occur in the atmosphere?
About 80% of the total mass of the atmosphere is contained in troposphere.It is also the layer where the majority of our weather occurs. Maximum air temperature also occurs near the Earth's surface in this layer.Most all weather occurs in the troposphere. This is the top layer of the atmosphere.
Which layer in the atmosphere does the weather occur?
About 80% of the total mass of the atmosphere is contained in troposphere.It is also the layer where the majority of our weather occurs. Maximum air temperature also occurs near the Earth's surface in this layer.Most all weather occurs in the troposphere. This is the top layer of the atmosphere.
