Atmospheric Layers

The mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth

• Atmosphere
• Green House Effect
• Stratosphere
• Ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An area in the stratosphere that absorbs solar energy in the form of Ultraviolet radiation.

• Altitude
• Green House Effect
• Ozone
• Troposhere

Atmospheric layer we live in

• Troposhere
• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere
• Ozone

Contains the ozone layer

• Stratosphere
• Troposphere
• Altitude
• Mesosphere

Middle layer, were meteors burn up

• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Green House Effect

Hottest layer of the atmosphere

• Exosphere
• Mesophere
• Atomosphere
• Thermosphere

On Mount Everest the temperature decreases as the altitude increases. The summit of this mountain is in which atmospheric layer?

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

In which layer of the atmosphere does MOST of Earth’s weather occur?

• the exosphere, which is the outermost layer

• the troposphere, which is the lowest layer

• the thermosphere, which has the highest temperature

• the stratosphere, which contains a sub-layer of ozone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which BEST explains why air temperatures near mountaintops are often much colder than air temperatures near sea level?

• Large amounts of snowfall decrease the temperature.

• Air near mountaintops is less dense.

• Strong winds near mountaintops decrease temperatures

• The lack of vegetation at sea level allows the ground to absorb more heat.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

On Mount Everest the temperature decreases as the altitude increases. The summit of this mountain is in which atmospheric layer?

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere