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Why does the thermosphere have the highest temperature of all the atmosphere layers

The thermosphere is the first layer of the atmosphere where there are enough heavier molecules (oxygen) to absorb a significant anount of the Sun's radiation. Below the thermosphere, much of the heat is dissipated by convective currents.
Although technically "hot", the gas in the thermosphere is so thin that it can pass little heat to other molecules, and loss of heat by radiation would still cool objects in this part of the atmosphere.
the sun's radiation strikes it first

How do waves change as they approach the shore

As waves approach the shore, interaction with the sea floor slows the waves down and the crests of the waves bunch up. They increase in height as the energy in each wave compresses into a shorter horizontal distance, but the period of the wave does not change. Eventually, the waves break.

Which increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon source

Respiration :)

In which atmosphere layer do humans live most of their lives

Humans live their lives in the troposphere.

Which chemical damages the protective ozone layer

Chlorofluorocarbons damage the protective ozone layer.

In what way does ocean water move globally

Along cold water currents from the poles to the equator.

What is the name for runaway plant growth because of excess nitrogen

Eutrophication

Why does the thermosphere have the highest temperature of all atmosphere layers

IT is closest to the sun

Most meteors burn up in which layer of the atmosphere even though it's the coldest layer

mesophere

Match the type of river to its best description. A. Mature rivers b. Young rivers c. Old rivers

A. travel sowly

B travel fast

C. travel very slowly

What is 99 percent of the atmosphere is made up of either oxygen or

nitrogen

For the same insolation order these regions from highest absorption to lowest.

as s hold

Hpow do the conditions in the united states change when the jet stream moves north

It gets warmer-Apex

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