Imagine that a space shuttle carrying astronauts is launched from earth to the international space station (iss). as the shuttle travels toward the
iss, it will encounter different layers of earth's atmosphere.
determine the change in temperature that the shuttle will experience while passing through each atmospheric layer.
temperature decreases with altitude
temperature increases with altitude
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere

the aurora is formed when charged particles emitted from the sun during a solar flare penetrate the earth's magnetic shield and collide with atoms and molecules in our atmosphere. these collisions result in countless little bursts of light, called photons, which make up the aurora.

auroras are generated by charged solar particles hitting molecules in earth's atmosphere. this usually happens in high latitudes, because our planet’s magnetic field tends to funnel these particles toward the poles. that’s why it can be experienced in northern ohio.