When you look up at the sky, does it look like one big mass of air? Well there are actually 4 layers to the atmosphere all with different properties. Here, we will take a look at each layer from ...

This layer extends up to about 31 miles above the Earth's surface. The National Weather Service says this layer holds 19-percent of the atmosphere's gasses, but little water vapor.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — How many layers do you think there are in our atmosphere? Five! We have five different layers between us and outer space. From the surface up there is the troposphere, the ...

There are five major layers in the Atmosphere. Each one of the layers has unique details. Starting from the earth's surface and working our way high up in the atmosphere, we have the Troposphere ...

The KENS 5 Weather Team dives into the science behind each layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Todays’s Weather Whys is focused on the different layers of the atmosphere, which many of you may already recognize from grade school. The official number of layers is up ...

Located between about 700 and 10,000 kilometers (440 and 6,200 miles) above Earth’s surface, the exosphere is the highest layer of Earth’s atmosphere and, at its top, merges with the solar wind.

According to NASA the upper layer of Earth's atmosphere — the exosphere — extends up to 6,200 miles (10,000 km), above which the atmosphere and space blend.

The third layer of the sun's atmosphere is the corona. Like the chromosphere, the sun's corona can only be seen during a total solar eclipse (or with NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory ).

Earth's atmosphere is made up of layers that vary in temperature and pressure. It is where Earth's weather occurs. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Live Science.

First, as I mentioned, is the troposphere. This is the lowest layer of the atmosphere, where all weather occurs. It begins at the ground, and extends upward to about 6.2 miles above earth’s surface.

She explains how the layers of the atmosphere get situated that is responsible for the ice storm. GLEN BURNIE, Md. — Meteorologist Ava Marie shows how about a quarter inch of ice has formed on ...