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Where is the Ionosphere located

The ionosphere is located approximately in the same region as the top half of the mesosphere and the entire thermosphere in the upper atmosphere, from about 40 mi (60 km), continuing upward to the magnetosphere.

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.

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

IT is closest to the sun

The Aurora borealis is caused by the what

Aurora Borealis is caused by particles hitting earth's atmosphere thermosphere and they are stopped, so they give of their energy in the "Northern Lights" or Aurora Borealis.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the highest an airplane can fly

stratosphere

Does the Brazilian carnival happen during the night

The Brazilian carnival doesn't happen during the night, it happens during the Day time or the morning and it can some time happen during the night but occasinaly it happens during the morning and day time :)

What did Adam smith said real wealth of a nation was measured by what

Money

What process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere acting as a carbon sink

Other than photosynthesis, the formation of carbonates in the ocean traps carbon from the atmosphere.

What causes two distinct pressure zones between equator and the poles

Earths rotation

What causes the global air convection current between the equator and the polls

The difference in temperatures between the Equator and the north and south poles, plus the rotation of the earth, causes the air currents.

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

Which statement is true of jet streams

The polar jet stream lies between the polar easterlies and trade winds

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