Question: Which is the highest layer of the atmosphere in which Meteors burn up after entering Earth's atmosphere?
Options:
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
✏️. Mesosphere:
-This is the highest layer of the atmosphere in which the gases are all mixed up rather than being layered by their mass.
-Meteors burn up in this layer after entering Earth's atmosphere and before reaching Earth's surface.
-The meteors make it through the exosphere and thermosphere without much trouble because those layers don’t have much air.
-But when they hit the mesosphere, there are enough gases to cause friction and create heat.
🔴Additional Information:
✏️Troposphere:
-The troposphere is the innermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere.
-This layer gets its name from the weather that is constantly changing and mixing up the gases in this part of our atmosphere.
-This layer has the air we breathe and the clouds in the sky.
✏️Stratosphere:
-The stratosphere is located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.
-There are no storms or turbulence here to mix up the air, so cold, heavy air is at the bottom and warm, light air is at the top.
-The ozone layer found in this stratosphere helps protect us from ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the sun by blocking UV radiations from reaching the Earth’s surface.
-The ozone layer absorbs most of the UV radiation sends to us by the sun.
✏️Thermosphere:
-The thermosphere is located above the mesosphere and below the exosphere.
-The thermosphere is home to the International Space Station as it orbits Earth.