Explanation:
Before proceeding, let's understand what thermosphere and mesosphere are;
The mesosphere is the third layer of the atmosphere, directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
The thermosphere is the layer in the Earth's atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere.
The meteors make it through the exosphere and thermosphere without much trouble because those layers don't have much air. But when they hit the mesosphere, there are enough gases to cause friction and create heat.
Temperatures in the mesosphere decrease with altitude. Because there are few gas molecules in the mesosphere to absorb the Sun's radiation, the
heat source is the stratosphere below. The mesosphere is extremely cold.
Satellites and the International Space Station orbit the Earth within the thermosphere.
Mesosphere;
- is directly above the stratosphere
- acts as a barrier to meteoroids
- is very cold
Thermosphere;
- reaches out into space
- is where satellites travel
