Layers of the Atmosphere

Name the 4 layers of the earth’s atmosphere from bottom to top.

• Thermosphere Top Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere Bottom
• Stratosphere Top Thermosphere Troposphere Mesosphere Bottom

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Atmospheric pressure _________________ with ________________altitude.

• Decreases with increased
• Increases with decreased
• Decreases with decreased
• Increases with increased

The density of our atmosphere _____________ with an increase in altitude.

• Increases
• Gets greater
• Decreases
• Gets heavier

The density of our atmosphere _____________ with an increase in altitude.

• Increases
• Gets greater
• Decreases
• Gets heavier

Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where weather occurs.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where we live.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same
• gets very hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where I find clouds.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere
• ionosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This is the layer where most commercial jet airliners fly.

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere