Earth's Atmosphere Layers

As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are _?_

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere

• mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere

• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is _?_

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

The layer of the atmosphere containing our weather is _?_

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The layer of the atmosphere containing the ionosphere and auroras is _?_

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up _?_

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

The layers of the atmosphere that get hotter with increased altitude are the _?_

• thermosphere and mesosphere

• troposphere and mesosphere

• thermosphere and stratosphere

• stratosphere and mesosphere

The hottest layer from the provided choices is the _?_.

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth is known as its _?_

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What separates the layers of the atmosphere from one another?

• changes in pressure

• changes in color

• changes in altitude

• changes in temperature