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LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Earth’s atmosphere is divided into several different atmospheric layers extending from the Earth’s surface outward:› Troposphere› Stratosphere› Mesosphere› Thermosphere› Exosphere
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere Temperature:› As altitude increases, temperature
decreases!
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Troposhpere Gases:› Nitrogen and oxygen are found in ALL
layers of the atmosphere› There are other trace gases in the troposphere
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere Air Pressure:› Greatest amount of pressure
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere Interesting Facts:› Where we live› Where weather happens
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere Temperature:
›Cold!
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere Gases:› Nitrogen› Oxygen› Ozone
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere Air Pressure:› Decreases as you move through the layers
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Stratsosphere Interesting Facts› Planes fly in this layer› This is where the ozone layer is› Absorbs ultraviolet radiation (UV)
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere Temperature:
›Coldest Layer
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere Gases:› Nitrogen› Oxygen
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere Air Pressure:› Decreases as you move through the layers
LEQ 1: What are the characteristics of the main layers of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere Interesting Facts› Meteroids burn up in this layer› This can cause meteor trails.