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Bookmark or Share- Layers of the atmosphere | BritannicaScientists divide the atmosphere into five main layers: in ascending order, the troposphere (surface to 6–8 mi, or 10–13 km); the stratosphere (4–11 mi, or 6–17 km, to about 30 mi, or 50 km); the mesosphere (31–50 mi, or 50–80 km); the thermosphere (50–300 mi, or 80–480 km); and the exosphere (from 300 mi and gradually dissipating).
- Earth - Atmosphere, Climate, Ozone | BritannicaThe composition of the atmosphere is more or less constant with height to an altitude of about 100 km (60 miles), with particular exceptions being water vapour and ozone. The atmosphere is commonly described in terms of distinct layers, or regions.
- Atmosphere - Planets, Composition, Pressure | BritannicaThere are 8 planets and over 160 moons in the solar system. Of these, the planets Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have significant atmospheres. Pluto (a dwarf planet) may have an appreciable atmosphere, but perhaps only when its highly elliptical orbit is closest to the Sun.
- Atmospheric pressure | Definition, Measurement, & Variations - BritannicaAtmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted by a body of air above a specified area (called an atmospheric column). It is expressed in several different systems of units, including millimeters (or inches) of mercury, pounds per square inch (psi), millibars (mb), or standard atmospheres.
- Atmosphere | Definition, Layers, & Facts | BritannicaAtmosphere, the gas and aerosol envelope that extends from the ocean, land, and ice-covered surface of a planet outward into space. The density of the atmosphere decreases outward, because the planet’s gravitational attraction, which pulls the gases and aerosols inward, is greatest close to the surface.
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