atmosphere 2
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- earth's weather occurs here
- troposphere
- increase altitude-decrease temperature and decrease pressure
- troposphere
- extends up to 16 kilometers above the surface of the earth
- troposphere
- lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere
- troposphere
- this is where the jet stream is located
- tropopause
- contains layer of ozone
- stratosphere
- 16 kilometers to 50 kilometers above the Earth's surface
- stratosphere
- protects us from being hit by meteorids
- mesosphere
- between 50 and 80 kilometers above the surface of the earth
- mesosphere
- major drop in temperature, up to -90*C
- mesosphere
- converts solar radiation to heat
- thermosphere
- very hot because it is the first layer to abosord sunlight
- thermosphere
- electrically charged particles, raido waves bounce off this layer
- inosphere
- ends at 550 kilometers above the Earth's surface
- inosphere
- aurora borealis
- inosphere
- outermost layer with no definite end
- exosphere
- satellites travel in this layer
- exosphere