Atmosphere Review

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the:

• stratosphere

• mesoshere

• troposphere

Meteorites burn up in this layer:

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Satelights orbit in this layer:

• stratosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

The middle layer of the atmosphere is the:

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is:

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

This gas makes up about 21% of Earth's atmosphere:

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

This is a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth and held in place by gravity:

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer starts out very cold and then gets extremely hot?

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which layer contains the Ozone?

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

True or False: The atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation from the sun and allows animals to breathe.

• True

• False