What are the Layers of the Atmosphere?
Troposphere
- Lowest layer - Temperature decreases with altitude - Where weather is created and happens - Larger layer at the equator than the poles Stratosphere - Second layer - Temperature increases with altitude - Area containing the ozone layer - Ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet light Mesosphere - Third layer - Temperature decreases with altitude - Very thin layer Thermosphere - Fourth layer - Temperature increases with altitude - Cannot be measured with a thermometer - Temperature is measured by the speed of the gases Exosphere - Fifth layer - Beyond the thermosphere - More commonly known as outer space |
What Gases Make up the Atmosphere? Nitrogen - 78%
Oxygen - 21% Argon - 0.9% Carbon Dioxide - 0.03% Along with trace amounts of: Methane Ozone Hydrogen Sulfide Carbon Monoxide CFC's other aerosols |