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Table 1 Average Temperature Readings at Various Altitudes Altitude (km) 0 5 10 12 20 25 30 35 40 45 48 Temp (C) 15 -18 -49 -56 -56 -51 -46 -37 22 -8 -2 Altitude (km) 52 55 60 65 70 75 80 84 92 95 100 Temp (C) -2 -7 -17 -33 -54 -65 -79 -86 -86 -81 -72
2. Label the different layers of the atmosphere and the separating boundaries between each layer. 3. Mark the general location of each of the following: troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, thermosphere, and ozone layer. QUESTIONS: 1. What is the basis for dividing the atmosphere into four layers? 2. Does the temperature increase or decrease with altitude in the: a. Troposphere ____________________ c. Stratophere ______________________ b. Mesosphere ____________________ d. Thermosphere ____________________ 3. What is the approximate height and temperature of the following? Height (km) Tropopause Stratopause Mesopause 4. What causes the temperature to increase with height through the stratosphere? _________________________________________________________________ What causes the temperature to decrease with height through the mesosphere? _________________________________________________________________ What causes the temperature to decrease with height in the troposphere? _________________________________________________________________ Temperature (C)