Question

What are the properties of Ionosphere?

Answer 1

Properties of Ionosphere :

1. It extends from 80 km to 480 km.
2. It contains electrically charged gas molecules which reflect the radio waves used in long-distance communication back to the earth.
3. The northern lights or aurora borealis are in this zone,
4. The temperature in this layer rises to a very high degree because the molecules in this layer absorb X-rays and ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun.