Quiz - Layers of the Atmosphere (W&A-C3L3)

The troposphere is thickest over the [equator].

• True
• poles
• moon
• aurora borealis? At this time of year? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Water forms thin, feathery clouds of ice at the top of the [exosphere].

• True
• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere

The upper stratosphere is [cooler] than the lower stratosphere.

• True
• warmer
• nicer
• uglier

The [mesosphere] contains the ozone layer.

• True
• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere

The [ionosphere] is the lower layer of the thermosphere.

• True
• exosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

Most meteoroids burn up in the [ionosphere].

• True
• exosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere has no definite outer limit?

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

In which layer does Earth’s weather occur?

• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer is just above the stratosphere?

• troposphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

In which layer can air temperatures reach 1,800°C?

• mesosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• stratosphere