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The atmosphere consists of

layers :
Troposphere- is the layer closest
to the earths surface. It is the layer
where weather changes take place. It is
also the layer where pollution occurs.
Stratosphere- is the second layer
where ozone is found. Ozone protects
the earth from ultraviolet radiation.
Mesosphere is the layer above the
stratosphere where meteors burn up while
entering the earths surface.
Ionosphere Is the layer that is ionized
by solar radiation. The layer reflects radio waves
making long distance radio communication
possible.
Exosphere is the outermost layer of the
earths atmosphere. It is consist of light gases
such as hydrogen and helium.
The region above the exosphere is considered
outer space.
The troposphere - is the lowest
portion of Earth's atmosphere. It
contains approximately 80% of the
atmosphere's mass and 99% of
its water vapour and aerosols.


The average depth of the
troposphere is approximately
17 km (11 mi) in the middle
latitudes. It is deeper in the tropics,
up to 20 km (12 mi), and shallower
near the polar.
Stratosphere
-the part of the earths atmosphere which extends from the troposphere to
about 30 miles above the surface and in with temperature increases gradually
to about 32 degrees F and clouds rarely form.

A very high or the highest region on or as if on a graded scale.

The stratosphere /strtsfr/ is the second major layer
of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and below the
mesosphere. It is stratified in temperature, with warmer layers
higher up and cooler layers farther down. This is in contrast to the
troposphere near the Earth's surface, which is cooler higher up
and warmer farther down. The border of the troposphere and
stratosphere, the tropopause, is marked by where this inversion
begins, which in terms of atmospheric thermodynamics is
the equilibrium level. At moderate latitudes the stratosphere is
situated between about 1013 km (30,00040,000 ft; 68 mi) and
50 km (160,000 ft; 31 mi) altitude above the surface, while at
the poles it starts at about 8 km (30,000 ft; 5 mi) altitude, and
near the equator it may start at altitudes as high as 18 km
(59,000 ft; 11 mi).
Mesosphere
It Is where meteors burn up because
mesosphere is not near the earths
surface, it is above the stratosphere
thats why meteors burn up there if it
will now enter the earths surface.
The region of the earth's atmosphere
above the stratosphere and below the
thermosphere, between about 30 and
50 miles (50 and 80 km) in altitude.
Exosphere
The exosphere is a thin, atmosphere-like
volume surrounding a planetary body
where molecules are gravitationally
bound to that body, but where the density
is too low for them to behave as a gas by
colliding with each other. In the case of
bodies with substantial atmospheres,
such as the Earth's atmosphere, the
exosphere is the uppermost layer, where
the atmosphere thins out and merges with
interplanetary space. It is located directly
above the thermosphere.

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