Earth's atmosphere

What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere, starting with the layer closest to Earth’s surface?

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere

The mesosphere helps protect the crust from? Harmful weather

• The impact of meteors.

• Dangerous cosmic rays.

• Dangerous solar flares.

• Harmful weather

The composition of the atmosphere is mostly?

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Helium

What is the job of the ozone layer?

• To allow heat to exit the earth

• To allow heat to enter the earth.

• To allow heat to enter and exit the earth.

The hottest layer.

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

What is the layer of air around the Earth called?

• Troposphere

• Atmosphere

• Hemisphere

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The layer of air does two things for us on earth ?

• Keeps the warmth in at night

• Makes rain

• Protect us from meteorites

What layer protects us from the sun’s harmful rays?

• Protection layer

• Ozone layer

• Atmospheric layer

As we go higher up in the atmosphere the air gets…?

• Heavier and Hotter

• Thinner and Colder

The coldest layer.

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere