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Composition and Structure of The Atmosphere (Answer Key)

The document provides information about the layers of the Earth's atmosphere: 1. It includes a table describing the temperature variation, thickness, upper limit name, and important events that occur in each layer - the Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere. 2. It asks questions about the closest and farthest layers from Earth, which layer reflects radio and television waves, where meteorological phenomena and ultraviolet radiation absorption occur. 3. The Troposphere is the closest layer and contains meteorological phenomena, while the Thermosphere is the farthest layer and absorbs infrared radiation and reflects radio/TV waves. Ultraviolet radiation is absorbed in the Stratosphere's ozone

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Composition and Structure of The Atmosphere (Answer Key)

The document provides information about the layers of the Earth's atmosphere: 1. It includes a table describing the temperature variation, thickness, upper limit name, and important events that occur in each layer - the Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere. 2. It asks questions about the closest and farthest layers from Earth, which layer reflects radio and television waves, where meteorological phenomena and ultraviolet radiation absorption occur. 3. The Troposphere is the closest layer and contains meteorological phenomena, while the Thermosphere is the farthest layer and absorbs infrared radiation and reflects radio/TV waves. Ultraviolet radiation is absorbed in the Stratosphere's ozone

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READING ACTIVITIES

1.1. Copy and complete, with the information from the text, the following chart about
the layers of the Earth's atmosphere
Important
Layer of the Temperature Thickness Name of its
events that
atmosphere variation (ºC) (km) upper limit
occurs here

From 15ºC From 0 km Meteorological


Troposphere Tropopause
to -50ºC to 12 km phenomena

Ozone layer
From -50ºC From 12 km (absorbs the
Stratosphere Stratopause
to 0ºC to 50 km ultraviolet
radiation)

From 0ºC From 50 km Meteors burns up


Mesosphere Mesopause
to -100ºC to 80 km (shooting stars)

Absorbs the
infrared radiation
and other harmful
radiations
From -100ºC
Thermosphere From 80 km Reflects radio and
to more than Thermopause
(or Ionosphere) upward television waves
100ºC
back to the Earth

Aurora borealis
takes place here.

1.2. Answer these questions about the atmosphere:


a. Which is the closest atmosphere's layer to the Earth?
The closest atmosphere’s layer to the Earth is the Troposphere.

And the farthest?


The farthest atmosphere’s layer to the Earth is the Thermosphere.

b. Which layer reflects the radio and television waves back to the Earth?
The Thermosphere or Ionosphere reflects the radio and television waves back to the Earth.

c. Where do the meteorological phenomena take place?


Meteorological phenomena take place in the Troposphere.

d. Where is the ultraviolet radiation absorbed?


The ultraviolet radiation is absorbed in the ozone layer. It is in the Stratosphere.

And the infrared radiation?


The infrared radiation is absorbed in the Thermosphere.

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