Layers of the Atmosphere

This layer is where weather occurs.

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere

• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

Which layer is the coldest?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Name 1-5 layers of the Atmosphere.

1​ ​ (a)  

2​ (b)  

3​ (c)  

4​ (d)  

5​ ​ (e)  

​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

The atmosphere supports life on Earth by keeping temperatures balanced when it absorbs and reflects heat from the Sun. Match the following. (Temperatures in bottom right of picture..)

• Stratosphere

• Oxygen is 2nd but the 1st most abundant gas in the troposphere is:

• Thermosphere

• Protects us from meteors as they burn up here and don't hit Earth. Temperature gets colder the higher you go.

• Nitrogen

• Gets hotter as it goes higher due to OZONE layer that PROTECTS us from Sun's radiation.

• Troposphere

• Has clouds/weather. We live/ breathe here. Temperature gets colder the higher you go.

• Mesosphere

• Hottest temperatures (up to 4500degrees).

  Space Satellites.

  No sound= too little air.

  Near exosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following Layer to the correct number from the Diagram

• 4

• Thermosphere

• 1

• Mesosphere

• 2

• Troposphere

• 3

• Stratosphere

What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere from the ground to space?

a

b

c

d

e

Stratosphere

Exosphere

Thermosphere

Troposphere

Mesosphere

The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere is the ​ (a)   .

• tropopause

• mesopause

• stratopause

Answer explanation

The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere is known as the tropopause, making it the correct choice for this question.

What happens to temperature in each layer of the atmosphere?

a

b

c

d

decreases

increases again

decreases again

increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer of the atmosphere is where the ozone layer exists?