Sunday, May 26, 2013

Atmosphere Layers

Earth Have a lot of layers of the atmosphere each with different air pressure, temperature and chemical compositions. In a research that we all know that atmosphere decrease the UV (Ultra Violet) light so that we don't get burned by to much UV light. But where is the layer that holds up the UV light from going through the earth, now I will explain to you the earth outmost layer, the atmosphere.




Atmosphere Layers:
Is the layer that surrounds the earth. It consist of layers that different characteristic. The composition of the chemical is 79% nitrogen, 20% oxygen and 1% other gas.
Troposphere:

  • Is the Lowest part of the earth's atmosphere layer
  • The Height is 10 miles above the earth
  • Consist of dust flowing the air stream
  • Where the cloud forms, cause of weather 
  • Where water cycle forms
  • The temperature can decrease until -80 degree Celsius
  • There are also water vapor and carbon dioxide in Trotosphere
  • It has high pressure, because the other layers are above it
https://spark.ucar.edu/shortcontent/troposphere-overview

Stratosphere:

  • The Upper layer of the troposphere
  • The height is 20 above troposphere
  • The temperature increases slightly and become -78 degree Celsius
  • Where airplanes, jet planes and hot air balloons fly
  • Where the ozone layer is
  • Very dry, little water vapor
  • Waves and tides consist of energy flowing through the stratosphere that travel to the upper layer, and influence the heating in the layer
https://spark.ucar.edu/shortcontent/stratosphere-overview

Mesosphere:

  • The upper layer of stratosphere
  • The height is 50 miles above the stratosphere
  • The temperature decrease and become -90 degree Celsius
  • Consist of oxygen molecules
  • Where Rockets reach
  • Where comets burns
  • Where meteors vaporize
  • Consist of high concentration of iron and other metal atoms
https://spark.ucar.edu/shortcontent/mesosphere-overview

Thermosphere:

  • Its above the mesosphere layer
  • The height is 350 miles above the mesosphere
  • The temperature Increase because the solar activity up to 500 degree Celsius
  • Aurora mostly occur in Thermosphere
  • Contain tides and waves that produce a powerful electrical 
https://spark.ucar.edu/shortcontent/thermosphere-overview


Exosphere:

  • Is the Outmost layer of the atmosphere
  • Where space shuttle launches
  • Molecule escaping into space
  • It fades through outer space
  • Contain of UV and X-rays radiation from the sun
  • Mostly Hydrogen

https://spark.ucar.edu/shortcontent/exosphere-overview

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