
Layers of the Atmosphere
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- Q1How many layers are there in the atmosphere3756120s
- Q2The atmosphere is a...the mantle and outer crust of the Earthplanets in the skyall the water on the Earth's surfaceprotective layer of gasses that shelters all life on Earth120s
- Q3How are the 5 layers of the atmosphere divided?by colorby changes in temperaturethere are no layers in Earth's atmosphereby lines in the sky30s
- Q4Layer that is closest to Earth's surfacehydrospherebiospheremesospheretrophosphere120s
- Q5The sphere we live in where most of our weather occurs.tropospherehydrospherebiosphereatmosphere120s
- Q6In the troposphere, what heats the Earth's surface?the sunaira candlecarbon dioxide120s
- Q7Jets fly near the top of this layertrophosphere120s
- Q8Extends for the next 32 miles after the tropospheremesospherebiosphereexcospherestratosphere120s
- Q9How high is the ozone layer?100 miles12-31 miles1 mile43-90 miles120s
- Q10Where does the stratosphere get its heat?the sunoxygenother planetsthe ozone layer120s
- Q11Weather balloons can go as high as the stratosphere.falsetrue120s
- Q12Covers the next 50 miles beyond the stratospheremesophere120s
- Q13Decreasing temperatures that are -118 to -135 degrees Fatmospheremesopherebiospherethe sky120s
- Q14The ozone layer and water vapor do not exist in the mesopherefalsetrue120s
- Q15The atmosphere is mostly made up ofnitrate and sodiumjust oxygencardon dioixe and oxygenoxygen and nitrogen120s