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Name that Atmospheric Layer!

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer is the last layer, the thinnest layer, and extends more than 6,000 miles into space?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermoshere

c)

Mesophere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposhere

2.

Many satellites orbit at this layer and is sometimes considered outer space. Which layer fits this description?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesophere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposhere

3.

In which layer is the air pressure the lowest?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

4.

Which layer is located directly above the thermosphere?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

5.

Identify the correct order of Earth's atmospheric layers (from last to first)

a)

Exosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere

b)

Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

c)

Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

d)

Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere

e)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

6.

Which layer do space shuttles orbit?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

7.

Which layer is the hottest, yet it has the thickest air?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

8.

Even though the temperature is so high in the troposphere, one would not feel warm since this layer is near a vacuum. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False, the correct layer is thermosphere.

c)

False, the correct layer is stratosphere.

d)

False, a vacuum would not be an explanation for this happening.

9.

In which layer does the Aurora Borelis occur?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

10.

Which layer is above the mesosphere and below the exosphere?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Thermosphere

11.

Where do most meteors or "shooting stars" burn up upon entry?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

12.

Where is the coldest place on (around) Earth located?

a)

Top of the exosphere

b)

Top of the mesosphere

c)

Bottom of the stratosphere

d)

Bottom of the troposphere

13.

Which layer is above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

14.

Which layer is below the mesosphere and above the troposphere?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

15.

Which layer is the home of the "Ozone Layer?"

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

16.

At the bottom of which layer, do Jets cruise?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

17.

A weather balloon can travel as high as the _________________.

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

18.

This layer is warmer than the troposphere because of the energy from the ultraviolet light absorbed by the ozone. As a result, this layers gets warmer as you move further away from Earth.

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

19.

Which layer extends 32 miles after the troposphere?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

20.

Which layer is next to the ground or surface of the Earth?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

21.

This layer is about 11 miles thick, 80% of the mass of the atmosphere is in this layer, and it is heated by the surface of the Earth. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere fits this description?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

22.

In which layer do weather occur, planes fly, and humans live and breathe?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

e)

Troposphere

23.

Why is it that Earth's surface isn't pocked with meteor craters, like the Moon's surface? (Pocked means to have holes)

a)

Because meteors generally burn up in the exosphere before it can reach Earth's surface.

b)

Because meteors generally burn up in the thermosphere before it can reach Earth's surface.

c)

Because meteors generally burn up in the mesosphere before it can reach Earth's surface.

d)

Because meteors generally burn up in the stratosphere before it can reach Earth's surface.

e)

Because meteors generally burn up in the troposphere before it can reach Earth's surface.