Layers of the Atmosphere
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- Q1bottom layer of the atmosphere where temperature decreases as you move upward from the Earth's surfaceTroposphere30s
- Q2gases are more stable and form flat layersStratosphere30s
- Q3part of the earth's atmosphere in which temperature decreases with altitudeMesosphere30s
- Q4the part of the earth's atmosphere that begins at about 50 miles above the earth's surface, extends to outer space, and is characterized by steadily increasing temperature with heightThermosphere30s
- Q5has the lowest density of gas moleculesExosphere30s
- Q6represents the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer spaceKarman Line30s
- Q7is the level in the atmosphere above which the mean free path of particles is longer than a scale heightExobase30s
- Q8a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiationOzone Layer30s