Layers+of+the+Atnmosphere

=WTBW 01/03/OH Eight=

=Atmospheric Layers=

How many layers does the Earth’s atmosphere have?
=__Atmospheric Layers__=

Atmosphere at top of this layer too thin to breathe; pilots/climbers use O2 above 5 km
=//__Stratosphere__//=

=//__Ionosphere__//=

Ions (atoms with electrons added or missing) reflect radio waves; layer is used to “bounce” short-wave and other radio waves over great distances
=WTBW 01/04/08=

=//__Ionosphere__// __Continued__=

=__Outer Layers__=

Maximum altitude: approx. 30-60,000 km (Sun side).
=__Strata Diagram__ See ESS Extras=