GROUND up.The surface of the Earth absorbs energy and heats up faster than the air does.The different layers of the atmosphere are listed below:ExosphereThis is the upper limit of our atmosphere.It extends from the TOP of the thermosphere up to 10,000 km (6,200 mi).ThermosphereThe thermosphere starts just above the mesosphere and extends to 600 kilometres (372 miles) high.Aurora and satellites occur in this layer.MesosphereThe mesosphere starts just above the stratosphere and extends to 85 kilometres (53 miles) high.Meteors burn up in this layer.StratosphereThe stratosphere starts just above the troposphere and extends to 50 kilometres (31 miles) high.The ozone layer, which absorbs and scatters the solar ultraviolet RADIATION, is in this layer.IonosphereThe ionosphere is an abundant layer of electrons and ionized atoms and molecules that stretches from about 48 kilometres.The ionosphere is a critical link in the chain of Sun-Earth interactions.This region is what MAKES radio communications POSSIBLE.