Troposphere and Stratosphere

What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

It serves as a boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

• stratopause

• tropopause

• mesopause

• none of the above

The weather layer of the atmosphere is ________.

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which layer of the atmosphere do cloud formation and precipitation occur?

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which layer of the atmosphere do airplanes fly to avoid turbulence?

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

It is the lowest layer of the atmosphere.

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

In which atmospheric layer is the ozone formed?

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

Why is the troposhere called the weather sphere?

• The troposhere has the densest air.

• There is a high concentration of ozone in this layer.

• Clouds, precipitation, and storms forms in the troposphere.

• Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the troposhere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The atmosphere is divided into layers based on ________.

• density

• weather

• temperature

• altitude

The atmosphere becomes less dense as altitude increases.

• True

• False