Q2. Using this figure, explain the temperature changes in the atmosphere and what cause the large difference in this change? Take each region separately and elaborate on the temperature change.
Q2. Using this figure, explain the temperature changes in the atmosphere and what cause the large difference in this change? Take each region separately and elaborate on the temperature change.
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Transcribed Image Text:Q2. Using this figure, explain the temperature changes in the atmosphere and what
cause the large difference in this change? Take each region separately and elaborate
on the temperature change.
Thermosphere
100
60
90
Upper
atmosphere
80
Mesopause
50
70
40
Mesosphere
60
50
Stratopause
30-
40
Mean temperature
20
.Stratosphere
Lower
Ozone (Os) layer".
atmosphere
10
Tropopause
10
Mt. Everest
Troposphere
-140 -120 -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0
20 32 40 60 80 Degrees F
Temperature
-90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10
10 20 30 Degrees C
Altitude (kilometers)
20
30
Altitude (miles)
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