Layers of the Atmosphere

What do you call to a mixture of gases and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity?

• A. Atmosphere

• B. Blanket

• C. Greenhouse

• D. Ozone

What is the basis for the division of the layers of the atmosphere?

• A. Changing temperature

• B. Changing amount of oxygen

• C. Changing weather patterns

• D. Changing composition of gases

In which atmospheric layer is Aurora borealis found?

• A. Troposphere

• B. Stratosphere

• C. Mesosphere

• D. Thermosphere

What is the correct order of Earth’s atmospheric layers from bottom to top?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is true about the relationship between altitude and temperature in each atmospheric layer?

• A. I and II only

• B. III and IV only

• C. I, II and III only

• D. I, II, III and IV