Earth's Atmosphere

The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are _?_.

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere
• mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere
• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is _?_.

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere

The layer of the atmosphere containing our weather is _?_.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ionosphere and auroras is _?_.

• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere

The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up _?_.

• mesosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• stratosphere

The hottest layer from the provided choices is the _?_.

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

The troposphere gets colder as you go up.  What is the reason for this?

• The troposphere is heated by the sun. reacting with oxygen (ozone)
• The troposphere is heated by Earth's surface.
• The troposphere is heated by carbon dioxide heat release.
• It is getting closer to outer-space.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does ozone in the atmosphere do?

• It absorbs and traps heat energy.
• It provides a place for water vapor to condense.
• It protects against harmful UV radiation.
• It helps plants grow.

The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth is known as its _?_.

• lithosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere

As you increase in altitude, pressure _?_.

• increases
• decreases
• remains the same