Layer of Atmosphere

Cards (8)

  • Lithosphere
    from the crust down to the rigid upper mantle
  • Asthenosphere
    the plastic-like upper mantle where the rock can easily move
  • Troposphere
    lowest layer, where nearly all weather occurs and clouds appear
  • Stratosphere
    where ozone layer is located
  • Mesosphere
    where the most meteors burn up
  • Thermosphere
    where the high-energy X-rays and UV radiation from the sun are absorbed
  • Ionosphere
    series of regions in parts of the mesosphere and thermosphere
  • Exosphere
    the final frontier of Earth's gaseous envelope