Layers of the Atmosphere

Generally, as altitude increases, what happens to air pressure?

• It increases.

• It decreases.

• It stays the same.

• It changes within each atmosphere layer.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

In which atmosphere layer does weather occur?

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

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Which atmosphere layer contains the Ozone Layer?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

What is the 2nd most abundant (most) gas in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Neon

• Helium

Why is Earth's atmosphere important?

• It prevents pollution from happening.
• Life on Earth could not exist without it.

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Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes?

• There is less oxygen as altitude increases.

• There is a larger amount of carbon dioxide as altitude increases.

• Gases in the atmosphere become thinner as altitude increases.

• It is difficult to breathe cold air.

Which atmosphere layer contains the Aurora Borealis?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

Which atmosphere layer protects living things from the Sun's UV radiation?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

The hottest layer of the atmosphere:

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere