1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
noname [10]
3 years ago
15

List the layers contained in the atmosphere and describe what is in each layer.

Biology
1 answer:
lisabon 2012 [21]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Exosphere -The exosphere layer is mainly composed of extremely low densities of hydrogen, helium, and several heavier molecules including nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide closer to the exobase. The atoms and molecules are so far apart that they can travel hundreds of kilometers without colliding with one another.

Thermosphere - The aurora (Northern Lights and Southern Lights) mostly occur in the thermosphere. The thermosphere is a layer of Earth's atmosphere. The thermosphere is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. ... Temperatures in the upper thermosphere can range from about 500° C (932° F) to 2,000° C (3,632° F) or higher.

Mesosphere- Most meteors burn up in the mesosphere. A type of lightning called sprites sometimes appears in the mesosphere above thunderstorms. Strange, high-altitude clouds called noctilucent clouds sometimes form in this layer near the North and South Poles.

Stratosphere-The stratosphere is the second major atmospheric layer above the troposphere, extending in altitude from about 8 to 30 miles high. No weather occurs in the stratosphere. The statosphere contains over 15% of the total mass of the atmosphere, and is where the ozone layer is located.

Troposphere-The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, and is also where nearly all weather conditions take place. It contains 75% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of the total mass of water vapour and aerosols.

i hope this helps, good luck :)

You might be interested in
What are genetically modified foods?
Karo-lina-s [1.5K]

Answer:

it means They have been tampered with by chemicals steroids its science that makes foods bigger and tastes better.

Explanation:

they take the things that make the food and put all types of things in them to make then tastes better like apples they modify those to make them bigger and juicier.

3 0
3 years ago
Birds, insects, and many reptiles excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid, which _____. see concept 44.2 (page 980)
Nadusha1986 [10]
Birds, insects, and many reptiles excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid, which saves water. 
Nitrogenous waste in the body tend to form toxic ammonia, which must be excreted. Mammals such as human excrete urea, while birds, reptiles, and some terrestrial invertebrates produce uric acid as waste in the form of a white paste or power. The production of uric acid involves a complex metabolic pathway that  is energetically costly in comparison to processing of other nitrogenous wastes such as urea or ammonia, it has the advantages of reducing water loss and, hence, reducing the need for water.
7 0
2 years ago
Whats mercury's scaled diameter
finlep [7]

1.3pi^3+3pi-4.623^7

3 0
3 years ago
What do scientists call regions of Earth that contain an unusually large number of species that are threatened by habitat loss?
zepelin [54]
Hey You!

I believe the correct answer to your question is: Endangered Species. (Also called threatened species).

I Really Hope This Helped You, Good Luck With Your Studies! =)
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
The theory of plate tectonics:
sertanlavr [38]

A) .was immediately accepted

Explanation:

The theory of plate tectonics was immediately recognized as the explanation for the moving continents. It provided a more scientific background as why continents drift apart and the seafloor keeps spreading.

  • The theory explains that the earth is broken up into series of slabs called lithosphere which moves on the weak, ductile and fluid asthenosphere.
  • The movement of part of the earth mantle provided the mechanism through which the lithosphere moves. This is now known as the mantle convection.
  • This theory provided a scientific mechanism through which the plate moves and seafloor spreads.
  • It was immediately accepted when the theory was propounded by Alfred Holmes in the 1930s

Learn more;

Continental drift brainly.com/question/5002949

#learnwithBrainly

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Matching chromosomes
    13·1 answer
  • Once someone has a sensory cell, they have that cell for life.
    15·2 answers
  • Describe how cancer cells are different from other cells. Based on that, explain why cancer is so hard to cure.
    6·1 answer
  • Explain how and why hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic solutions affect plant and animals cells?
    11·1 answer
  • What is biomass?
    6·2 answers
  • What might happen if cells divide uncontrollably
    6·1 answer
  • How was the earth first formed?
    9·1 answer
  • When recombinant DNA is inserted into the genome of a host organism, what's created?
    11·2 answers
  • A group of people rented a fishing boat for the day and traveled far from land. Later they
    11·1 answer
  • Which group(s) of organisms uses cellular respiration to release energy from organic molecules?
    14·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!