six atmospheric levels Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
troposphere
A
responsible for our weather systems
closest to the earth
2
Q
tropopause
A
thin boundary above the atmosphere setting apart the troposphere and the stratosphere
3
Q
stratosphere
A
is dry
highest ozone concentration
4
Q
mesosphere
A
in the middle
low temp
5
Q
thermosphere
A
high temp
produces the aurora
6
Q
exosphere
A
thin
outermost layer of the atmosphere
can be called space