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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

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

Respiration :)

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

Increase in resonance structure leads to increase in stabilitywhy

An increase in atmospheric __o[

___ leads to an increase in the greenhouse effect

The aurora borealis is caused by the what which is part of the Thermosphere

ionosphere

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

as s hold

Which statement is true of jet streams

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

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