Earth's Atmospheric Layers PDF
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This document provides detailed information about the layers of Earth's atmosphere, including altitude, temperature, and pressure. It contains a table and visual representations to help easily understand how the layers of the atmosphere differ from each other.
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# Earth's Atmospheric Layers. ## Altitude vs Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure and Water Vapor Concentration | Altitude (km) | Altitude (mi) | Temperature (°C) | Atmospheric Pressure (atm) | Water Vapor Concentration (g/m³) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 160 | 100 | 1200 | 0 | 0 | | 120 | 75 | 800 to 1...
# Earth's Atmospheric Layers. ## Altitude vs Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure and Water Vapor Concentration | Altitude (km) | Altitude (mi) | Temperature (°C) | Atmospheric Pressure (atm) | Water Vapor Concentration (g/m³) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 160 | 100 | 1200 | 0 | 0 | | 120 | 75 | 800 to 1200 | | | | 80 | 50 | 250 to 800 | | | | 40 | 25 | 565 to 250 | | | | 0 | 0 | -100 to 15 | 1.0 | 40 | ## Layers of Earth's Atmosphere | Layer | Altitude (km) | Temperature (°C) | Features | |---|---|---|---| | Exosphere | 800 to 3000 | 1200 | Satellites | | Thermosphere | 80-80 to 800 | 865 to 1290 | | | Mesosphere | 40-50 to 80-80 | 250 to -86.5 | Meteors burn up | | Stratosphere | 11 to 50 | 56.5 to -2.5 | Ozone layer, weather balloons | | Troposphere | 0 to 12-18 | 15 to 56.5 | Weather, clouds, airplanes, hot-air balloons |
