Atmosphere Structure

What is the atmospheric layer that is closest to Earth's surface?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

What layer of the atmosphere has the aurora borealis in it?

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What layer does most weather occur in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What layer has the ozone layer in it?

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

Mitigates UV radiation from getting to the troposphere

• stratospheric ozone

• tropospheric ozone

• Calcium Carbonate

• CFC

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

This molecule prevents UV radiation from getting to the troposphere

• stratospheric ozone

• tropospheric ozone

• Calcium Carbonate

• CFC

What does the ozone layer do?

• It protects us from meteors

• It protects us from violent solar flares

• It protects us from ultraviolet radiation

• It helps us breathe

What layer protects us by burning up most meteors?

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

What gas makes up around 21% of our atmosphere?

• Methane

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

What is an atmosphere?

• A layer of fluids surrounding an object

• A layer of gas surrounding a planet or moon

• A cloud of gas that allows us to breath

• A layer of oxygen that surrounds a planet or moon