Earth's Atmosphere

Front

Earth's current atmosphere is _?_

Back

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide

Front

The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are _?_

Back

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

Front

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is _?_

Back

stratosphere

Front

The layer of the atmosphere containing our weather is _?_

Back

troposphere

Front

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ionosphere and auroras is _?_

Back

thermosphere

Front

The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up _?_

Back

mesosphere

Front

The layers of the atmosphere that get colder as altitude increases are _?_

Back

mesosphere and troposphere

Front

The layers of the atmosphere that get hotter with increased altitude are the _?_

Back

thermosphere and stratosphere

Front

The hottest layer from the provided choices is the _?_.

Back

thermosphere

Front

The troposphere gets colder as you go up. What is the reason for this?

Back

The troposphere is heated by Earth's surface.