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Facts about Thermosphere

The thermosphere absorbs much of the energy from the sun. It absorbs x rays and ultraviolet radiation from the sun and converts it into heat. The Thermosphere doesn't feel warm even though it is at up to 2500 C because it is so close to being a vacuum.Oct 19, 2015

Importance of the Thermosphere. ... The thermosphere greatly helps in protecting the earth and making space exploration and modern forms of communication possible. It also supports and protects life on the planet. It recycles water, absorbs the sun's energy, and creates a moderate temperature.Feb 28, 2011

The thermosphere is the atmosphere's fourth layer, located above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. The thermosphere begins at a distance of approximately 53-56 miles above the earth's surface and extends to between 311 and 621 miles from the earth, where the exosphere begins and extends into space.

The thermosphere (or the upper atmosphere) is the height region above 85 km, while the region between the tropopause and the mesopause is the middle atmosphere (stratosphere and mesosphere) where absorption of solar UV radiation generates the temperature maximum near 45 km altitude and causes the ozone layer.

The thermosphere and exosphere are together called the ionosphere because there is so much UV radiation from the sun that gases split apart into charged particles during ionization.

The aurora (Northern Lights and Southern Lights) mostly occur in the thermosphere. The thermosphere is a layer of Earth's atmosphere. The thermosphere is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. It extends from about 90 km (56 miles) to between 500 and 1,000 km (311 to 621 miles) above our planet.

2) Many jet aircrafts fly in the stratosphere because it is very stable. Also, the ozone layer absorbs harmful rays from the Sun. 3) Meteors or rock fragments burn up in the mesosphere. 4) The thermosphere is a layer with auroras.Nov 7, 2010

Although the measured temperature is very hot, the thermosphere would actually feel very cold to us because the total energy of only a few air molecules residing there would not be enough to transfer any appreciable heat to our skin.

Although the measured temperature is very hot, the thermosphere would actually feel very cold to us because the total energy of only a few air molecules residing there would not be enough to transfer any appreciable heat to our skin.

The lower layer of the thermosphere is the ionosphere. Gas molecules here are electrically charged because of the sun's energy. Radio waves bounce back from the ionosphere to Earth's surface. ... The outer layer of the thermosphere is the exosphere.