Layers of the atmosphere Review

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Troposphere

,

(b) Stratosphere

,

(c) Mesosphere

,

(d) Thermosphere

• hottest layer

• almost all weather

• International space station

• the ozone layer

• meteors burn up

• weather balloons

• 75% of the mass of the atmosphere

• coldest layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Place the labels where they belong in this diagram of what happens to air molecules when thermal energy (heat) is added to them.

c

b

d

e

a

air molecules spread out and rise

air molecules begin to slow down

air molecules begin to cool

air molecules move closer and sink

air molecules begin to move faster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Move the label to the correct spot in the picture to explain what happens to temperature as altitude increases. Start with the layer where we live.

a

b

c

d

temperature increases

temperature decreases

temperature increases again

temperature decreases again

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Reorder the following. Put the layers of the atmosphere in order from the surface of Earth to outer space. 1 is the layer we live in.

a

b

c

d

troposphere

thermosphere

stratosphere

mesosphere

In which layers does air pressure decrease as altitude increases?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which layer(s) does air pressure decrease as altitude increases? Check all that apply.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

In which layer(s) of the atmosphere does temperature increase as altitude increases? Check all that apply.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

In which layer(s) of the atmosphere does temperature decrease as altitude increase? Check all that apply.

• tropsphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

Match the following

• most weather occurs

• mesosphere

• international space station

• troposphere

• Ozone layer

• stratosphere

• meteors burn up

• thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following

• we live here

• thermosphere

• aurora borealis

• mesosphere

• weather ballons

• troposphere

• coldest layer

• stratosphere