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Figure 1.20 Thermal structure of the atmosphere Earth's atmosphere is traditionally divided into four layers, based on temperature. 90 140 130 80 Aurora 120 THERMOSPHERE 110 70 100 60 90 80 Mesopause 50 Meteor Temperature 70 MESOSPHERE 50 Stratopause 30 40 20 30 STRATOSPHERE Maximum ozone 20 10 10 Tropopause Mt. Everest TROPOSPHERE -100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 O 10 20 30 40 50°C -140 -120 -100 -80 -60 40 -20 20 40 60 80 100 120°F 32 Temperature Height (km) Height (miles)

Figure 1.20 Thermal structure of the atmosphere Earth's atmosphere is traditionally divided into four layers, based on temperature. 90 140 130 80 Aurora 120 THERMOSPHERE 110 70 100 60 90 80 Mesopause 50 Meteor Temperature 70 MESOSPHERE 50 Stratopause 30 40 20 30 STRATOSPHERE Maximum ozone 20 10 10 Tropopause Mt. Everest TROPOSPHERE -100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 O 10 20 30 40 50°C -140 -120 -100 -80 -60 40 -20 20 40 60 80 100 120°F 32 Temperature Height (km) Height (miles)

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Use the graph of the atmosphere’s thermal structure (Figure
1.20 ) to answer the following:
a. What are the approximate height and temperature of the
stratopause?
b. At what altitude is the temperature lowest? What is the
temperature at that height? 

Figure 1.20 Thermal structure of the atmosphere Earth's atmosphere is traditionally divided into four layers, based on temperature. 90 140 130 80 Aurora 120 THERMOSPHERE 110 70 100 60 90 80 Mesopause 50 Meteor Temperature 70 MESOSPHERE 50 Stratopause 30 40 20 30 STRATOSPHERE Maximum ozone 20 10 10 Tropopause Mt. Everest TROPOSPHERE -100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 O 10 20 30 40 50°C -140 -120 -100 -80 -60 40 -20 20 40 60 80 100 120°F 32 Temperature Height (km) Height (miles)
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 1.20 Thermal structure of the atmosphere Earth's atmosphere is traditionally divided into four layers, based on temperature. 90 140 130 80 Aurora 120 THERMOSPHERE 110 70 100 60 90 80 Mesopause 50 Meteor Temperature 70 MESOSPHERE 50 Stratopause 30 40 20 30 STRATOSPHERE Maximum ozone 20 10 10 Tropopause Mt. Everest TROPOSPHERE -100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 O 10 20 30 40 50°C -140 -120 -100 -80 -60 40 -20 20 40 60 80 100 120°F 32 Temperature Height (km) Height (miles)
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