Earth's atmosphere

Temperature in the stratosphere warms as altitude increases.

• True
• False

Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere.

• True
• False

What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?

• Nitrogen
• Ozone
• Water Vapor
• carbon dioxide

What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

This layer of atmosphere uses a type of oxygen (O₃) to protect us from ultraviolet light.

• Mesosphere
• Ozonosphere or ozone layer
• Thermosphere
• Troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere aborbs UV light?

• troposphere

• stratospere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

Which layer do space shuttles travel in?

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

Where is the stratopause?

• between the troposphere and the stratosphere

• between the stratosphere and the mesosphere

• between the mesosphere and the thermosphere

• between the thermosphere and the exosphere

This is the only layer of the atmosphere with active weather.

• Troposphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5