Troposphere

Synonyms for "troposphere" (50 found)

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aerospaceaerosphereairair holeair pocketair spaceairspaceappleton layerbelt
Noun(1 words)
air layer

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bumpcatceilingchemospherecrosswindempty spacef layerfavorable windfogfronthead windheaviside-kennelly layerhigh-pressure areaholeionosphere

Related words (25)

isothermal regionjetstreamlayerlow-pressure arealower atmosphereouter atmosphereovercastphotospherepocketroughnesssoupspacestratospherestratumsubstratospheretail windtropopausetroughturbulenceupper atmosphere
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van allen beltvisibilityvisibility zero
Noun(2 words)
lower atmosphereweather layer

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mixing layerplanetary boundary layerturbulent layer

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lower atmospheremixing layerplanetary boundary layertroposphere layertropospheric conditions

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The layer of our atmosphere closest to the surface of Earth is called the troposphere. “Tropos” means change. This layer gets its name from the weather that is constantly changing and mixing up the gases in this part of our atmosphere.

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The troposphere is between 8 and 14 kilometers thick depending on where you are on Earth. It’s thinnest at the North and South Pole.

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The troposphere contains three-quarters of the mass of the entire atmosphere.

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The lowest layer of the atmosphere, the troposphere, begins at Earth’s surface and reaches up to 7 kilometers at the poles and to about 17–18 kilometers at the equator.

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