 Exosphere
- Thermosphere
- Mesosphere
- Stratosphere
- Troposphere
… as in the diagram to the right.
Well guess what? There are other ways to slice and
dice the envelope of air surrounding Earth. You are
hereby challenged to research online other ways scientists
might define Earth's atmospheric layers.
When you've completed your research,
draw a diagram of Earth’s atmospheric layers that
uses a standard other than temperature.
Here are some key words and links to help you on your
quest. Be sure to put key word phrases in quotes.
Key words
Layers of the atmosphere
atmospheric layers
ionosphere
magnetosphere
homosphere
heterosphere
chemosphere
tropopause
stratopause
Links
http://royal.okanagan.bc.ca/mpidwirn/atmosphereandclimate/atmslayers.html
http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/Atmosphere/Older/Atmospheric_Layers.html
http://www.bartleby.com/65/at/atmosphe.html
http://davem2.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/tchnotes/tch_atmos.html
http://www.research.umbc.edu/~tokay/chapter1.html
http://www.eas.slu.edu/People/ATokay/chapter1.html
http://snowball.millersv.edu/~course/107/topic1.htm
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html
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