Earth's Atmosphere Layers

the layer of the atmosphere that lies between the troposphere and the mesosphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases; contains the ozone layer.

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?

• nitrogen
• oxygen
• water vapor
• carbon dioxide

What is the correct order of earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?

• Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere.
• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

What is the atmospheric layer closest to the surface? (Surface meaning EARTH)

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Directly above the troposphere is the _________.

• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• exosphere
• thermosphere

Within the stratosphere is the ozone layer. What does the ozone layer do?

• It protects us from meteors
• It protects us from violent solar flares
• It protects us from ultra violet radiation
• It helps us breathe
  

the lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature drops at a constant rate as altitude increases; the part of the atmosphere where weather

conditions exist.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

The layer where most meteorites burn up

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere? (It's prefix means "heat")

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere