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- 1 Does ozone increase temperature?
- 2 What happens to the air temperature as the altitude increases in the stratosphere and why?
- 3 What altitude is ozone layer?
- 4 In which two layers of the atmosphere are temperatures generally warmer at higher altitudes?
- 5 In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature decrease with altitude?
Does ozone increase temperature?
Atmospheric ozone has two effects on the temperature balance of the Earth. It absorbs solar ultraviolet radiation, which heats the stratosphere. It also absorbs infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface, effectively trapping heat in the troposphere.
What happens to the air temperature as the altitude increases in the stratosphere and why?
Temperature varies with altitude, as follows: In the troposphere, temperature decreases as altitude increases. In the stratosphere, temperature generally increases as altitude increases due to the increasing absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer.
What altitude is ozone layer?
approximately 15-40 kilometers
The ozone layer lies approximately 15-40 kilometers (10-25 miles) above the Earth’s surface, in the stratosphere.
Does altitude affect temperature?
Near the Earth’s surface, air gets cooler the higher you climb. As you climb a mountain, you can expect the air temperature to decrease by 6.5 degrees C for every 1000 meters you gain. This is called the standard (average) lapse rate.
What happens to temperature in the layers of the atmosphere?
In some layers, temperature increases with altitude and in others it decreases. The temperature gradient in each layer is determined by the heat source of the layer (Figure below). The four main layers of the atmosphere have different temperature gradients, creating the thermal structure of the atmosphere.
In which two layers of the atmosphere are temperatures generally warmer at higher altitudes?
Unlike the troposphere, the stratosphere actually gets warmer the higher you go! That trend of rising temperatures with altitude means that air in the stratosphere lacks the turbulence and updrafts of the troposphere beneath.
In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature decrease with altitude?
troposphere
Temperature increases as you gain altitude in the stratosphere and the thermosphere. Temperature decreases as you gain altitude in the troposphere and mesosphere.