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WorksheetsLayers of the Atmosphere
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
12 km is the altitude of the ___________________.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
400+ km is the altitude of the ___________________.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
1800℃ is the temperature of the ________________.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
What is the temperature of the stratosphere?
-60 ℃
-60 ℃ and warmer
-90 ℃
1800 ℃
"Tropo" means _________________________.
heat
middle
tropical
turning or changing
Weather occurs in the stratosphere.
True
False
The altitude of the mesosphere is _________________.
12 km
80 km
400+ km
100 km
The altitude of the stratosphere is 50 km.
True
False
The temperature of the mesosphere is _____________.
-60 ℃
-90 ℃
-200 ℃
1800 ℃
Check all that apply to the THERMOSPHERE.
Gas molecules move fast, so the temperature is very high.
Gas molecules move slowly, so the temperature is very high.
It doesn't feel warm because the molecules are far apart.
Auroras occur here.
The ionosphere and exosphere are part of the thermosphere.
True
False
The outermost part of the atmosphere is the ____________.
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
The _____________________ is much colder than the stratosphere.
troposphere
thermosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
Check all that apply to the OZONE LAYER.
It is part of the stratosphere.
It is part of the mesosphere.
It protects us from UV rays.
The mesosphere protects us from meteoroids.
True
False
"Meso" means _____________.
turning or changing
middle
heat
messy
Water here forms thin, feathery clouds of ice.
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
What is the temperature at the TOP of the troposphere?
1800 ℃
-60 ℃
100 ℃
-90 ℃
"Strato" means ____________________.
heat
middle
layer or spread out
changing or turning
If I am standing on earth looking up, the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere closest to farthest away would be:
troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
