Atmosphere

What is the highest the troposphere extends in the sky?

31 miles.

As you move up through the mesosphere the temperature?

Decreases.

Which layer contains the ozone?

Stratosphere.

Why is there a temperature increase in the thermosphere?

Temperatures increase with altitude.

Stratopause

The upper boundary of the stratosphere where temperature reaches its highest point.

The highest temperatures in the atmosphere occur in the?

Thermosphere.

Where is the Ionosphere located?

Thermosphere.

Which layer contains weather?

Troposphere.

Which layer do we live in?

Troposphere.

Tropopause

Upper boundary of the troposphere in which the temperature remains almost constant.

Which layer contains the satellites and space shuttles?

Exosphere.

What happens to the density of the air as you increase in altitude?

It decreases.

Our atmosphere contains mostly 2 gases?

Nitrogen and Oxygen.

Exosphere

The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space.

Ozone Layer

a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Is there convection in the Stratosphere?

no.

Thermosphere

the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere.

Troposphere

the layer closest to Earth, where almost all weather occurs; the thinnest layer.

Mesosphere

the layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere and in which temperature decreases as altitude increases.

Stratosphere

the layer of the atmosphere that lies between the troposphere and the mesosphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases; contains the ozone layer.

Ionosphere

the lower part of the thermosphere, where electrically charged particles called ions are found.

Atmosphere

the mass of air surrounding the Earth.

What is the reason for why the atmosphere is divided into 4 layers?

to seperate.