Layers of the Atmosphere

The stratosphere is the layer---

• closest to Earth and hottest

• closest to Earth and the coldest

• where weather occurs

• where ozone is found

Which layer are the important gases necessary for weather conditions found?

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How does the temperature change as you move upward through the troposphere?

• gradually colder

• stays warm

• gradually warmer

• cold, then hot

The temperature in the stratosphere is --

• cold until it reaches the ozone layer

• cold all the way to the top layer

• warm all the way to the top layer

• warm until it reaches the ozone layer

Which of the following is a qualitative observation someone would make if they observed the northern lights in the thermosphere?

• The sky was brightly colored.

• There were 3 colors observed.

• It was 80 F that night

• The lights were 90 km away.

Which is a quantitative observation that could be made about a weather balloon traveling up through the stratosphere?

• The temperature gets very hot in thermosphere.

• The temperature in the thermosphere reaches 1800 Celsius.

• The temperature is higher in the thermosphere than the temperature in a furnace to make steel.

• The temperature is hotter in the thermosphere than in the mesosphere.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which is a prediction that could be made about a weather balloon traveling up through the stratosphere?

• The weather balloon carries weather instruments high into the stratosphere.

• The weather balloon rose 15 km high before it popped.

• The weather balloon will pop when the pressure outside the balloon decreases.

• The weather balloon popped because the pressure decreased.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is NOT an important function of Earth's atmosphere?

• It contains the gases needed for all life.

• It protects the Earth from harmful electromagnet waves.

• It produces the Earth's magnetic field.

• It protects the Earth from meteorites.

In order from Earth to space, the main layers in our atmosphere --

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, thermospere

• thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

Aurora borealis occurs in which layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere