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In which two layers of the atmosphere does temperature increase as altitude increase?
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∙ 6y ago
Metophere Hydrophere
Stanford Davis
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∙ 9y agoIn the troposphere (the layer of the earth that we live in), the temperature decreases with increasing height. The troposphere contains approximately 80% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of its water vapour and aerosols.
As you increase height, you reach areas of the atmosphere that have fewer and fewer air molecules (which means the air is less dense) because gravity is keeping the majority of air molecules closer to the ground. So, at higher altitudes, the air is less able to store heat.
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∙ 12y agostratosphere and thermosephere
-Nikki Gallagher
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∙ 12y agoThe Layers That Decrease In Altitude Is: Troposphere And Mesosphere
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∙ 9y agoTemperature will decrease as the altitude increases at all levels due to the thinning of atmospheric gasses.
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∙ 11y agoMetophere Hydrophere
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∙ 13y agoStratosphere
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∙ 11y agoThermosphere
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∙ 10y agoIn the mesosphere
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∙ 12y agoThe stratosphere and the thermosphere.
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What divides the layers of the earth's atmosphere?
From the Earth outward the layers of the atmosphere are; Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere. These layers are divided by whether the temperature increases or deceases with an increase in altitude within the layer.
Atmosphere layers are distinguished by what?
Altitude
How are Earth's layers classified?
Based on temperature differences.
What happenes to the temperature as you ascend into the first three layers of the atmosphere?
As you ascend into the first three layers of the atmosphere, the temperature decreases.
Why does the temperature of the atmosphere not increase or decrease steadily as you move from Earth's surface toward space?
The upper layers of the atmosphere are heated from above, while the lower layers are heated from below, because infrared radiation is given off by the Earth's surface in response to solar heating. The lower troposphere (with its denser molecules and water vapor) receives heat from both re-radiation and convection. The result is that while the atmosphere always gets thinner with altitude, the temperature decreases with altitude in the troposphere, then increases with altitude in the stratosphere. The very high temperatures in the thermosphere are moot because of the low specific heat (energy capacity) of the tenuous gases there.
What divides the layers of the earth's atmosphere?
From the Earth outward the layers of the atmosphere are; Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere. These layers are divided by whether the temperature increases or deceases with an increase in altitude within the layer.
Which atmosphere layers does the temperature as a altitude increase?
stratosphere and thermosephere -Nikki Gallagher
Why doesnt air temperature change uniformly with altitude?
Altitude doesn't change uniformly because the four main layers of the atmosphere have different temperature gradients, creating the thermal structure of the atmosphere.
How do atmospheric layers differ?
The five layers of the atmosphere have different atmospheric temperature that occurs with increasing altitude. The layers also thin out with height from the surface.
Atmosphere layers are distinguished by what?
Altitude
What are the locations of the layers of the atmosphere?
The troposphere. The troposphere is one of the four layers of the atmosphere (0-10km in altitude) containing water vapour. Clouds are formed by water condensing and as air cools. This is why cloud formation is possible because the temperature of the troposphere decreases with altitude.
How does temperature change as altitude increases through all layers of the atmosphere?
2 degrees per 1000 ft is general answer
What is the proper order of the layers of a generic atmosphere from lowest altitude to highest?
The atmosphere has four layers. Here is the order of the layer from the lowest altitude: the troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, and the exosphere.
How are Earth's layers classified?
Based on temperature differences.
Determines the temperature of atmospheric layers?
altitude
What happenes to the temperature as you ascend into the first three layers of the atmosphere?
As you ascend into the first three layers of the atmosphere, the temperature decreases.
Does the temperature in the layers of the sun's atmosphere evenly distributed?
The sun does not have an atmosphere. In the earth, the temperature in the different layers is not evenly distributed.
