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Discovering the Layers of Earth's Atmosphere

hey everyone guess where i am well don't think so hard i am in space do you see that blue ball well that's where you are that's the earth but hey what are these they are the layers of atmosphere so let's learn about the layers of atmosphere today zoom in this is the troposphere this layer is where the weather occurs this is the lowest atmospheric layer and begins at the surface of the earth and extends out to about 4 to 10 miles the temperature of the troposphere decreases with increase in altitude just so that you know altitude is the height of an object or point in relation to the ground level now we are in the stratosphere second lowest layer of earth's atmosphere here the temperature rises with the rise in altitude you will also find the ozone layer here which helps absorb harmful uv rays from the sun this is the layer where you will find aeroplanes flying around as the stratosphere is free of all weather disturbances the stratosphere extends to about 30 to 35 miles above the earth's surface this is the mesosphere where most meteors burn upon entry the mesosphere stretches up till 50 miles from the earth's surface the thermosphere is next and the air is very thin here temperatures get extremely hot in the thermosphere it extends up to 400 miles from the earth's surface the lower part of this layer contains the ionosphere many atoms are ionized in this layer and you will also find electrical charge here this is the last layer and the air is quite thin here yes it is the exosphere it goes all the way up to 6200 miles from the earth's surface trivia time did you know troposphere contains more than 75 percent of atmospheres mass and the ions in the ionosphere help to transmit radio waves [Music] it's getting a bit spooky here i think it's time for me to get back to earth so this is me zooming out tune in next time for more fun facts [Music] you