Topic: Layers of Atmosphere Date: April 15, 2024

What is Atmosphere?

The Atmosphere is a significant part of what makes the earth livable. It blocks
some of the Sun’s dangerous rays from reaching earth. It traps heat, making Earth average
temperature. The oxygen within the atmosphere is essential for life. In an absence of
atmosphere , there would be no life on earth.

Based on temperature, the atmosphere is divided into 4 layers: Troposphere,

Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere and Exosphere.

Layers of Atmosphere

 Troposphere - this is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth’s surface,
extending up to about 0 to 10 miles above the Earth’s surface. It contains 75% of
the atmosphere mass.

 Stratosphere - this layer lies directly above the earth’s surface up to 11 to 31

miles. It is warmer at the top than the bottom. The lower portion has a nearly
constant temperature with height but in the upper portion the temperature
increases with altitude because of absorption of sunlight by ozone.
 Mesosphere - it is directly above the stratosphere, extending up to 32 to 85 miles
above the earth’s surface. It is a cold layer where the temperature generally
decreases with increasing altitude.

 Thermosphere - this layer extend from 86 to 372 miles above the Earth’s
surface. The temperature is hot and may be as high thousands of degrees as the
few molecules that are present in the thermosphere receive extraordinary large
amounts of energy from the sun.

 Exosphere - this layer extend from 310 - 620 mile and above from the Earth’s
surface.The Exosphere is the uppermost region of the Earth's atmosphere and has
no clear upper boundary since it gradually fades into outer space. The exosphere
includes the uppermost region of Earth's atmosphere as it gradually fades into the
vacuum of space.

General Direction:
Answer the following activities in a 1 whole sheet of paper.

Part 1. Activity: Label Me!

Direction: Label the each layers of the atmosphere.

Part 2. Activity: Answer Me!

Direction: Answer the following question.

1. What is Atmosphere?
2. What are the layers of atmosphere? Differentiate each.
3. How does these layers of atmosphere help the earth?
4. Why these layers are important to the earth?