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..)

• Troposphere

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

• Thermosphere

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

• Mesosphere

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

• Nitrogen

• Hottest temperatures (up to 4500degrees).

  Space Satellites.

  No sound= too little air.

  Near exosphere.

• Stratosphere

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Match the following Layer to the correct number from the Diagram

• 2

• Stratosphere

• 4

• Troposphere

• 3

• Mesosphere

• 1

• Thermosphere

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

a

b

c

d

e

Mesosphere

Thermosphere

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Exosphere

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

increases

increases again

decreases again

decreases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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