INTRO TO METEOROLOGY. ATMOSPHERE LAYERS

Hot air balloons fly in the __________.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

In which layer of the atmosphere do satellites orbit?

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

What is the name of earth's atmospheric layer where weather occurs?

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest layer?

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

List the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth's surface to outer space.

• stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• thermosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, exosphere

As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same
• gets very hot

What is the function of the ozone layer?

• to allow UV rays to get to Earth
• to block UV rays from getting to Earth
• To keep oxygen in
• to allow meteors to get to Earth

This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere

• ozone
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• water vapor

What does this diagram illustrate?

• Ozone Layer
• The Greenhouse Effect
• Ultraviolet Radiation
• Layers of the atmosphere