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<b>Troposphere</b><br> *contains 75% of the atmosphere mass. *contains almost all of its water, vapor and aerosol *this is where friction with the Earth's surface influences air flow *Day to day weather occurs here *air in the troposphere is heated from ground *up to 30 miles from ground <br> <b>Stratosphere</b><br> *the stratosphere is layered in temperature because it is heated from above absorption *It is layered by temperature with warmer layers higher up and cooler layers farther down *99% of air is located in the troposphere and stratosphere *6 mile - 30 miles from ground<br> <br> <b>Mesosphere</b><br> *Greek for middle *Millions of meteors burn up daily *Noctilorent clouds located here *Atmospheric tides occur in this region *average temp -9degC, 30 mile to 54 miles <br> <b>Thermosphere</b><br> *It is the first layer exposed to sun *Temperature can reach up to 1500degC or higher *Scientists can't measure the temp because air is so thin up there *Meteorites usually disintegrate in this layer. *UV light causes ionization (electrons leave the atom causing ion to form, ions are charged atom/particles) to occur *Auroras - ionized particles interacting with the water particles in the atmosphere. *up to 300 miles from ground <br> <b>Ionosphere</b><bR> *ionized by solar radiation *Northern lights (Auroras - ionized particles interacting with the water particles in the atmosphere.) happen in this layer *It bounces and transmits radio signals back to earth. *Form the inner edge of the magnetosphere - area of space outside the earth that is influenced by the magnetic field of the earth. <br> <br>
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