Page 3 - LAYERS OF ATMOSPHERE AND ITS IMPORTANCE

Atmosphere
Atmos pher e

he
er
thin
et
or lay
blank
T
• •The thin blanket or layer of

of
r
ounding
ur
ace
air
air surrounding the surface
s
s
the
urf
E

called
the
ar
th
is
of

of the Earth is called the
the
tmos
e
a
pher
atmosphere.
.

div
is
e
pher
T
ided
a
tmos
• •The atmosphere is divided
he
into five distinct layers on
into f iv e dis tinct lay er s on
the basis of variations in
the bas is of v aria tions in
temper a tu r e tha t c hanges
temperature that changes
altitude.
incr
due
to
eas
ing
due to increasing altitude.
Air
s
gets
e
v
cant
w
Air gets scant as we move
e mo
as
in the
pher
tmos
e.
a
up
up in the atmosphere.