Atmospheric Pauses
where is the tropopause located in between?
The Troposphere and the Stratosphere
How many atmospheric layers are there?
5
What is a rainbow and what layer does it occur in?
A Rainbow is the refraction, reflection, and dispersion of light through water droplets to show color. It occurs in the troposphere.
What layer do we live in?
The Troposhere
What is the range of the Troposhphere?
6km to 20km
where is The Stratopause located in between?
The Stratosphere and The Mesosphere
What is the name of the 1st layer?
The Troposhere
what is a sundog and what atmospheric layer it occurs in?
It is sunlight refracting light through ice crystals in the atmosphere, making it look like a second sun, or sun flare. It occurs in the Stratosphere.
Protects Earth from harmful UV rays.
what is the range of the Stratosphere?
7km to 50km
where is the Thermopause located in between?
The Thermosphere and The Exosphere
What is the name of the 3rd Layer?
The Mesosphere
What is a water sprout and what layer does it occur in?
It is a Tornado that forms on water. It occurs in the Troposphere.
What Phenomena occurs in the Thermosphere?
Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights
What is the range of the Mesosphere?
50km to 85km
Where is the Mesopause located in between?
The Mesosphere and The Thermosphere
What is the coldest layer?
The Mesosphere
What is a sprite and what atmospheric layer does it occur in?
A kind of cold plasma discharge that occurs above a thunder cloud. It occurs in the Mesosphere.
Which layer do Meteorites burn up in?
The Meosphere
What is the range of the Thermosphere?
90km to 500km
What is the hottest layer?
The Thermosphere
What is a fire rainbow and what layer does it occur in?
A Fire Rainbow is sunlight refracting, reflecting, and dispersing light through high altitude cirrus clouds. It occurs in the Troposphere.
What layer is the Ozone Layer found in?
The Stratosphere
What is the range of the Exosphere?
440km to beyond Earth's Atmosphere