Layers of the Atmosphere

This is the layer where weather occurs?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The coldest layer of the atmosphere is?

• stratosphere

• Mesosphere

How many layers are there in the Atmosphere?

• 3

• 5

In what layer would meteors burn up?

• troposphere

• mesosphere

What would you find in the thermosphere?

• space station

• weather balloons

Temperatures in the troposphere do what as you go up in altitude? (hint: think of climbing a mountain)

• get warmer

• get colder

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The warmest layer in the atmosphere is ______.

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

This layer goes up from 600km and to beyond.

• exosphere

• mesosphere

This layer reaches as high as 16km?

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

What is in the stratosphere that blocks UV rays?

• Shield

• ozone