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Layers of Atmosphere

The atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding Earth, primarily composed of nitrogen and oxygen, which protects the planet and supports life. It consists of five layers: the troposphere (where weather occurs), stratosphere (home to the ozone layer), mesosphere (cold layer that slows meteors), thermosphere (high temperatures and ionosphere), and exosphere (outermost layer extending into space). Each layer has distinct characteristics and plays a crucial role in Earth's climate and protection from harmful radiation.

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Layers of Atmosphere

The atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding Earth, primarily composed of nitrogen and oxygen, which protects the planet and supports life. It consists of five layers: the troposphere (where weather occurs), stratosphere (home to the ozone layer), mesosphere (cold layer that slows meteors), thermosphere (high temperatures and ionosphere), and exosphere (outermost layer extending into space). Each layer has distinct characteristics and plays a crucial role in Earth's climate and protection from harmful radiation.

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LAYERS

OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
WHAT IS
ATMOSPHERE
Atmosphere refers to the layer of gases
that surrounds the Earth.

It consists mainly of nitrogen (78 %), and


oxygen (21 %), along with other small
gases called trace gases.

The atmosphere protects the planet,


enables life to exist, regulates
temperature and support weather and
climate system.
LAYERS OF ATMOSPHERE
Troposphere

The troposphere is the lowest layer of the


Earth’s surface starting at the Earth’s
surface where we live and extending 8 km
to 14.5 km high. It is characterized by
temperature that decreases with altitude
caused by the heat from below.
The word “tropos” means
change. This layer gets its
It is where weather changes and patterns
name from the weather
happen and temperature changes due to
that is constantly changing.
the heat from Earth’s surface.
Stratosphere

The second layer of the atmosphere. It is


the layer of air that starts just above the
troposphere and extends to about 50 km.

In this layer, temperature increases as


the altitude increases. This is due to the
ozone layer that is found in the
stratosphere that protects living things
from UV rays.
The ozone layer absorbs much of the sun’s
harmful radiation that would otherwise be
dangerous to plant and animal life.
Stratosphere comes from the word
Ozone is a form of oxygen that absorbs the “Strat” means layer.
ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, which
eventually releases heat.
Mesosphere

The third layer of the atmosphere. It is between


50 km and 80 km above the Earth’s surface. In
this layer, temperature decreases as
altitude increases. It has no gases which can
absorb UV rays from the sun.

The mesosphere is characterized as a very cold


layer with an average temperature of -90 ℃.

It also has a thin layer of air which is still enough


to slow down meteors rushing towards Earth,
which adds friction to meteoroids which become
“Meso” means
meteors producing a burning tail and are seen as
middle
shooting stars
Thermosphere

The fourth layer is the thermosphere. The


temperature of this gas layer can go
beyond 2200℃.

This layer’s temperature increases with


altitude due to the presence of electrically
charged particles called ionosphere caused
by the radiation of the sun.

The ionosphere bounces off radio waves from


different parts of the world that cause an
occurrence of auroras (Aurora borealis in the “Thermo” means
North and Aurora australis in the South) heat
Exosphere

The exosphere is the outermost layer of


the atmosphere.
It is more than 700 km, maybe up to 10
000 km from the surface of Earth with no
clear boundary. This layer continues into
the outer space where gas can easily move
to due to weak gravitational pulls. Due to
its nature, the air here is very thin.

“Exo” means
outside
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