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> Temperatures in the thermosphere can reach 2,500°C, but molecules are so far apart that you wouldn't even feel it. How do the molecules reach that temperatur
by have_faith 4y ago
> Temperatures in the thermosphere can reach 2,500°C, but molecules are so far apart that you wouldn't even feel it.
How do the molecules reach that temperature?
- exitb 4y agoThey absorb solar radiation. It can't be stressed enough though, that people understand temperatures in terms of the ability to transfer heat and store energy. Due to the extremely low pressure, both of these are actually very, very low.