1. Composition of the Earth's Atmosphere
The chemicals are in an excited state, as they absorb the energy from the Sun. ... Particles of the atmosphere are bombarded by energy from space and form ions and free electrons. ... The temperature is hot and may be as high as thousands of degrees as the few molecules that are present in the thermosphere receive extraordinary large amounts of energy from the Sun. However, the thermosphere would actually feel very cold to us because of the probability that these few molecules will hit our skin and transfer enough energy to cause appreciable heat is extremely low. ... HEATING THE ATMOSPHERE T...
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