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How many miles before a rocket passes through the earths atmosphere?
Rockets generally pass through the Earth's atmosphere at an altitude of about 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the Earth's surface. This point is known as the Kármán line, which marks the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.
How much of the earths atmosphere is made up of nitrogen and oxygen?
The earths atmosphere is made up of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen
What are to ways in which clouds are classified?
Clouds are classified based on their altitude within the atmosphere and their appearance. Altitude classifications include high-level clouds, middle-level clouds, and low-level clouds. Appearance classifications include cumulus clouds (puffy and white), stratus clouds (layered and covering the sky), and cirrus clouds (thin and wispy).
How far do you have to travel in order to leave the earths atmosphere and go into space?
The boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space is defined by the Kármán line, which is at an altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level. To officially leave Earth's atmosphere and reach space, you would need to travel at least this distance vertically.
What a meteoroid that has reached earths atmosphere?
celestite
What is the amount of heat energy in the earths atmosphere referred to as?
the altitude
Does the density of the earths atmosphere increase with altitude or decrease?
The density of Earth's atmosphere decreases with altitude. As you move higher up in the atmosphere, there are fewer molecules of gases present, leading to lower density.
What is. mesosphere?
the third layer of earths atmosphere
How much of earths atmosphere is located below 5.6 kilometers?
One-half of earth's atmosphere lies below the altitude of 5.6 kilometers
Which marks the boundary where earths atmosphere is constrained by gravity?
magnetosphere.
A meteoroid that burns up in earths atmosphere is called a?
A meteoroid is a small piece of space debris in the solar system. When a meteoroid enters the Earths atmosphere it becomes a meteor (shooting star).If the meteoroid survives the atmosphere and lands on the Earth, it becomes a meteorite.
What has an effect on earths air pressure?
gas composition of atmosphere (including water vapour); altitude; temperature; and wind velocity.
How wide is earths atmosphere?
We think of the atmosphere as a big ocean of air around us, but the air around us is very thin relative to the size of the earth. The "thickness" of the atmosphere or the distance between the earth's surface and the "top" of the atmosphere is not exactly measurable. With increasing altitude the atmosphere fades slowly away into space. Therefore it is not easy to tell exactly how high the atmosphere really is. Perhaps 50 kilometers. (see answer "how far is it to outer space?")
What is the lowest layer of earths atmosphere is called?
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere is called the troposphere. It is where the majority of Earth's weather occurs and contains around 75% of the atmosphere's mass. Temperature decreases with altitude in the troposphere.
Which layer of the earths atmosphere contains no wate vapor has an atmosphere pressure less than 1.0 atmosphere and has air temperature that increases wth altitude?
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that fits this description is the thermosphere. In the thermosphere, there is little to no water vapor, the atmospheric pressure is less than 1.0 atmosphere, and the air temperature increases with altitude due to the absorption of solar radiation.
What happens if comets falls on the sureface of earth unburnt?
It cannot escape the laws of physics, entry into the earths atmosphere will cause it to burn. But once a comet enters the earths atmosphere, it is no longer a comet but becomes a meteoroid blazing across the sky as a meteor. If it makes it makes it to Earth, it then becomes a meteorite.
What is what is the earths atmosphere heated by?
The trapping of heat by the Earth's atmosphere is called the greenhouse effect. During the greenhouse effect, radiation becomes entrapped which results in the heating of the Earth.
