1 Atmosphere Flashcards
What are the layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Tropopause
Stratosphere
Ozone layer
Stratopause
Mesosphere
Mesopause
Thermosphere
How hot is the thermosphere?
The thermosphere can reach temperatures of 1500 degrees C
At what height is the ozone layer?
Between 25 and 30 km
What causes temperatures to decrease only in the stratosphere
A progressive thinning in atmospheric gasses.
The earths spheres
Lithosphere: solid outer layer of the earth made up of the earths crust and the upper solid part of the mantle
Hydrosphere:
Biosphere: composed of the planets living organisms
Atmosphere:
In which layers of the atmosphere is MT Everest and Jet planes
Mount Everest is in the first layer, the troposphere.
Jet planes fly in the stratosphere, below the ozone layer.
Which layer experiences weather
The troposphere has weather Eg wind rain
