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How do scientists classify the layers of the atmosphere?

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Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere.

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The atmosphere can be divided into layers based on its temperature, as shown in the figure below. These layers are the troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere and the thermosphere. A further region, beginning about 500 km above the Earth's surface, is called the exosphere.

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