Atmospheric Layers Quiz

Weather happens here, extends up to ~12 km.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Coldest layer where meteors burn up, between 50–80 km.

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

Ozone layer located here; temperatures rise with altitude.

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

Satellites orbit here, starting around 500 km.

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Contains auroras and space stations, 80–500 km.

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

Closest layer to Earth; contains most of the atmosphere's mass.

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

Planes fly here to avoid turbulence because the air is thinner here.

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

Too high for all planes and too low for satellites.

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hottest layer; temperatures can reach over 2,000°C.

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

Gradually fades into outer space.

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2