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In round numbers, 90 seconds from 10,000 feet, 2 1/2 minutes from 20,000, 4 minutes from 30,000. Col. Joe Kittinger plummeted from 102,000 ft. to 18,000 ft in 14 minutes with a drogue chute slowing his descent.
The stratosphere is the second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and below the mesosphere. It is stratified in temperature, with warmer layers higher up and older layers farther down. This is in contrast to the troposphere near the Earth's surface, which is cooler higher up and warmer farther down. The border of the troposphere and stratosphere, the tropopause, is marked by where this inversion begins, which in terms of atmospheric thermodynamics is the equilibrium level. The stratosphere is situated between about 10 km (6 miles) and 50 km (31 miles) altitude above the surface at moderate latitudes, while at the poles it starts at about 8 km (5 miles) altitude. --Wikipedia
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The free fall acceleration of an object under earth's gravity is directed where?
The center of the Earth.
Do objects that fall toward Earth fall faster and faster?
They will fall faster and faster until friction slows the rate of descent.
What force makes objects fall to earth?
Gravity.
Why do things fall when you drop them?
They are attracted by Earth's gravity.
What is the force that makes things fall from earth?
Gravity
Does the temperature rise or fall in the stratosphere?
The temperature does not fall in the stratosphere. The temperature rises considerably once you reach this part of the atmosphere. This is because this is where most of the sun's rays are collected before hitting the surface of the earth.
How long will it take for chlorofluorocarbons released from Earth's surface today to reach the stratosphere?
Hours or days. Updrafts carry the gases into the stratosphere on a regular basis.
How thick is he stratosphere?
The earth's stratosphere is about 32 km thick.
What will happen to life on earth if the stratosphere is damaged?
If the stratosphere is damaged, there will be no ozone. This will end all life on earth.
How does ozone in the stratosphere affect life on the Earth's surface?
The ozone in stratosphere affects the life on earth. It protects and shields the surface of earth.
Are mountains part of the stratosphere?
No, the highest mountains on earth do not reach into the stratosphere.
What part of speech is stratosphere?
"Stratosphere" is a noun because it is a thing on Earth.
How do you use the word stratosphere in a sentence?
The stratosphere is the second closest layer of the atmosphere to the earth. The ozone is in the stratosphere.
When was The Long Fall Back to Earth created?
The Long Fall Back to Earth was created on 2009-04-21.
What layer did Kittinger fall from?
He fell from the Stratosphere
What can be found in stratosphere?
The stratosphere is the second layer of Earth's atmosphere and contains 15% of the mass found in Earth's atmosphere. The ozone can be found in the stratosphere. What you won't find there are planes and clouds.
What is a stratospohere?
The stratosphere is a layer of Earth's atmosphere. The stratosphere is the second layer, as one moves upward from Earth's surface, of the atmosphere.
