Atmosphere and ocean
Atmospheric stratification
Exosphere layer
The outermost layer
Contains light gases such as helium and hydrogen
Air becomes thinner towards space
Man-made satellites,space telescopes and space shuttles orbit the Earth
Thermosphere layer
the hottest layer
Contains the ionosphere layer.
the gas atoms inthe ionosphere are blasted by ultraviolent reflects radio signals back to the Earth to enable radio communication between people
Mesosphere layer
The coldest layer
Protects the Earth from meteoroids
Meteoroids rub against air particles and burn up into fragments in the mesosphere to produce meteors
Stratosphere layer
The air is calm and thin ,has no clouds,dust nor water vapour
It allows aircrafts to fly safely
It has the ozone layer to protect the Earth from ultraviolent rays from the Sun
The rays can cause skin cancer,eye cataract and weaken the immune system of our body
Troposphere layer
Closest to the Earth
Formation of cloud and weather changes such as rain,snow and lightning occur in this layer and therefor the weather may be turbulent
It has the highest air pressure
Ocean stratification
Surface ocean
It receives the most amount of sunlight
most aquatic plants live in this zone
Twilight surface
It receives a small amount of sunlight
The fishes living in this zone have large eyes to enable them to see better
Becomes the habitat for large marine animals, such as giant squids and various species of whales
Dark zone
It is completely dark
Sunlight cannot penetrate at all
Most deep creatures use bioluminescence to produce lights