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Layers of the Atmosphere
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6th Grade
12/07/2011

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Troposphere

The troposhere is the closest to the layer to the Earths surface. It's 16 kilometer above the equador, and 9 kilometers above the North and South Poles.

The troposhere is where most weather occurs. Though the troposphere is the shallowest layer, it still carries most of the atmosphere's mass.

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Stratosphere

The stratosphere is the seccond layer of the atmosphere. Within the middle of it, it contains ozone, which blocks harmful energy from the sun. The stratosphere gets warmer with the more altitude it recives.

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Thermosphere

The thermosphere is the forth and outermost layer of the atmosphere. This layer has no definite outer limit.

The thermosphere is divide into two layers: the ionosphere and the exosphere.

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Mesosphere

The mesosphere is the third and middle layer of the atmosphere. It begins 50 kilometer above the surface.

This layar is the layer that protects us from meteoroids.

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Ionosphere

The ionosphere is the lower layer, and it's about 80 kilometers above the surface. The auroras( light displays) also occur in the ionosphere.

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Exosphere

The exosphere is the outermost area of the thermosphere. Most sattlelights are postitioned here.

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