SUBSYSTEM (COMPONENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE) Flashcards
THE TEMPERATURE REACHES AS HIGH AS 100 CELCIUS.
MESOSPHERE
THESE LAYER TRAP PARTICLE OCCUR IN GREATEST CONCENTRATION AS THE VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELT.
MAGNETOSPHERE
IT IS AN ELONGATED TEARDROP SHAPE EXTENDING FAR INTO THE SPACE IN THE DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE SUN.
VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELT
ALSO KNOW AS WEATHER SPHERE.
TROPOSPHERE
THE UPPERMOST REGION OF EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE AS IT GRADUALLY FADES INTO THE VACUUM OF SPACE.
EXOSPHERE
THE TEMPREATURE OF THIS LAYER INCREASES DUE TO ABSORPTION OF VERY SHORT WAVE OF SOLAR ENERGY BY ATOMS OF OXYGEN AND NITROGEN.
THERMOSPHERE
BOUNDARY BETWEEN TROPOSPHERE AND STRATOSPHERE.
TROPOPAUSE
BOUNDARY BETWEEN MESOSPHERE AND THERMOSPHERE.
MESOSPAUSE
BOUNDARY THE STRATOSPHERE AND MESOSPHERE.
STRATOPAUSE
LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE THERE IS NO MIXING OF AIR.
STRATOSPHERE
THE CHARGE REGION OF THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE THERE IS GREATER CONCENTRATION OF IONS, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR GLOBAL RADIO COMMUNICATION.
IONOSPHERE
WHEN IT REACHES THE OZONE, THEY RELEASE CHLORINE WHICH CONVERTS OZONE TO OXYGEN.
CHLOROFLUROCARBONS (CFC) / HALOCARBONS