AirEnvironmental Science

Layers of the AtmosphereTroposphereStratosphereMesosphereThermosphere

Troposphere 0-10 km up from the Earth Surface20 to -60 degrees CPlane activity occurs hereWeather/clouds appear in this regionTallest mountains are seen in this area

Stratosphere 10-50 km -60 to 0 degrees COzone layer is within

this layerSupersonic jet planes

fly in this region

Mesosphere50-80 km0 to -90 degrees CWeather balloons fly in this region

ThermosphereUp to 400 km -90 to 60 degrees CMeteors and

Satellites roam this region

Layers of the Atmosphere and Temperature

Graphing the AtmosphereTemperature on the x axis (-100- +60)Km on the y axis (0-400)Line graph, plot points then connect dotsLabel layers