Question

Temperatures climb sharply in the lower _________ (below 200 to 300 km altitude), then level off and hold fairly steady with increasing altitude above that height. Solar activity strongly influences temperature in this layer of Earths atmosphere.

Answer 1

Temperatures climb sharply in the lower thermosphere.

Answer 2

Temperatures climb sharply in the lower thermosphere

Step-by-step explanation:

The thermosphere is the most extensive atmospheric layer, reaching up to 500 km in height. In the thermosphere, air is scarce and therefore easily absorbs solar radiation, called atomic oxygen, a type of gas that absorbs solar energy in large quantities. Its temperature can reach up to 1,000 ° C, being the warmest layer in the atmosphere.

In the thermosphere the temperature increases with the altitude being located above the mesopause, its temperature increases with the rapid altitude until the density of the molecules is so small that they move in such random paths that they rarely collide.