Atmosphere & Heat Transfer

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-ESS2-6

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What does the earth's atmosphere do?

• help to regulate the temperature on Earth
• Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
• Creates meteors in the sky
• Keep ocean waters cold

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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

What is the function of the ozone layer?

• to allow UV rays to get to Earth
• to block UV rays from getting to Earth
• To keep oxygen in
• to allow meteors to get to Earth

Which layer is the outermost layer?

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

The higher you go, the air becomes _____ _____.

• More dense
• Less dense 

This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere

Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• Argon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide

Temperature in the stratosphere warms as altitude increases.

• True
• False