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Title: Layers of the Atmosphere


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Layers of the Atmosphere
  • Troposphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Thermosphere
  • Exosphere
  • Air pressure decreases as you go up

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Layers of the Atmosphere
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Troposphere
  • Lowest
  • All around us
  • Where weather happens
  • Gets colder as you go higher

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Stratosphere
  • Gets warmer as you get higher
  • Contains ozone layer
  • Absorbs much of suns radiation
  • Protects us

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Mesosphere
  • Coldest layer
  • Protects us from meteroids
  • Chunks of stone and metal from space are burned
    up as they go through
  • shooting stars

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Thermosphere
  • Hottest layer (though it wouldnt feel like it)
  • Outermost layer
  • Contains the ionosphere and the exosphere

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Ionosphere
  • Electrified particles ions
  • Radio waves bounce off
  • Aurora borealis

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Exosphere
  • Blends into outer space
  • Where satellites orbit

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  • Important functions of the layers
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