Chapter 3/Lesson 3: Layers of the Atmosphere

1. The troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere and contains almost all the mass of the atmosphere.

• True
• False

2. Water forms thin, feathery clouds of ice at the top of the exosphere.

• True
• False

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3. The upper stratosphere is cooler than the lower stratosphere.

• True
• False

4. The mesosphere contains the ozone layer.

• True
• False

5. The ionosphere is the lower layer of the thermosphere.

• True
• False

6. Most meteoroids burn up in the ionosphere.

• True
• False

7. Which layer of the atmosphere has no definite outer limit?

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

8. In which layer does Earth’s weather occur?

• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere

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9. Which layer is just above the stratosphere?

• strophosphere
• exopsphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

10. In which layer can air temperatures reach 1,800°C (hottest layer)?

• mesosphere
• thermosphere
• trophosphere
• stratosphere