Atmospheres

Question 1

Extends 8-15km above the Earth

Answer 1

Troposphere

Question 2

Most dense part of the atmosphere

Answer 2

Troposphere

Question 3

Almost all weather takes place here

Answer 3

Troposphere

Question 4

Contains 99% of water vapor in the atmosphere

Answer 4

Troposphere

Question 5

Gets colder ascending

Answer 5

Troposphere

Question 6

Extends 50km above the Earth

Answer 6

Stratosphere

Question 7

Contains the Ozone Layer

Answer 7

Stratosphere

Question 8

Gets warmer ascending

Answer 8

Stratosphere

Question 9

Why does the stratosphere get warmer ascending upward?

Answer 9

It lacks turbulence and updrafts.

Question 10

Why do jets tend to fly in the lower stratosphere?

Answer 10

It lacks the turbulence and updrafts that the troposphere has.

Question 11

Absorbs and scatters solar UV energy and turns it into heat.

Answer 11

Ozone Layer

Question 12

Extends 85km above the Earth

Answer 12

Mesosphere

Question 13

Most meteors burn up here

Answer 13

Mesosphere

Question 14

Gets colder ascending

Answer 14

Mesosphere

Question 15

Contains the coldest temperatures in the atmosphere

Answer 15

Mesosphere

Question 16

The upper part contains temperatures as low as -90 degrees Celsius

Answer 16

Mesosphere

Question 17

The air here is now too thin to breathe

Answer 17

Mesosphere

Question 18

Extends 600km above the Earth

Answer 18

Thermosphere

Question 19

Aurora takes place here

Answer 19

Thermosphere

Question 20

Many satellites orbit the Earth in this part

Answer 20

Thermosphere

Question 21

High energy X-rays and UV radiation from sun absorbed here

Answer 21

Thermosphere

Question 22

Reaches 500 to 2000 degrees Celsius

Answer 22

Thermosphere

Question 23

Why would the thermosphere feel cold to us?

Answer 23

There is very little air there, so we wouldn’t be able to feel the heat.

Question 24

What does the thermosphere’s height depend on?

Answer 24

Energy from the sun makes it fluctuate from 500km to 10000km above the Earth.

Question 25

Extends 10000km above the Earth

Answer 25

Exosphere

Question 26

Upper limit of our atmosphere

Answer 26

Exosphere

Question 27

Air is constantly leaking out of this atmosphere into outer space

Answer 27

Exosphere

Question 28

Has no definite end

Answer 28

Exosphere

Question 29

Fades out between 100000 and 190000 km above the Earth (~half way to our moon)

Answer 29

Exosphere

Question 30

Extends from 48km to 965km above the Earth

Answer 30

Ionosphere

Question 31

Overlaps the mesosphere and the thermosphere

Answer 31

Ionosphere

Question 32

Full of electrons, ionized atoms, and ionized molecules.

Answer 32

Ionosphere

Question 33

Grows and shrinks based on solar conditions

Answer 33

Ionosphere

Question 34

How does the ionosphere make radio communication possible?

Answer 34

It reflects the radio waves back down to the Earth

Question 35

Why is the ionosphere full of electrons?

Answer 35

Ionizes x-rays and UV rays from the sun, which creates a layer of electrons.