Layers of the Atmosphere

Draw a shooting star

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What is a shooting star?

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Most shooting stars are visible from about ________ above Earth in a layer of atmosphere called the mesosphere.

• 50-80km

• 60-90km

• 40-60km

• 30-50km

Scientists divide Earth's atmosphere into four main layers classified according to changes in ____________.

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

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You live in the inner, or lower, layer of Earth's atmosphere, the ___________.

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Although it is the shallowest layer, the troposphere contains almost all of the mass of the atmosphere.

• True

• False

The ____________ is the second layer of the atmosphere.

Weather forms in the troposphere

• False

• True

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Why is the middle portion of the stratosphere warmer than the lower stratosphere?

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