Layers of the Atmosphere
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- Q1Which layer is closest to the Earth's surface?MesosphereThermosphereTroposphereStratosphere120s
- Q2Which layer is the farthest away from the Earth's surface?TroposphereStratosphereMesosphereThermosphere120s
- Q3Which layer breaks apart meteoroids?MesosphereThermosphereStratosphereTroposphere120s
- Q4Which layer has two layers called the Ionosphere and Exosphere?TroposphereStratosphereMesosphereThermosphere120s
- Q5Why does the the Troposphere contain almost all of the mass of the atmosphere?It has a higher density because the molecules are packed closer together at the Earth's surface compared to higher altitudes.There is more space for the molecules to spread apart.It has a lower density because the molecules are packed farther apart at the Earth's surface compared to higher altitudes.Because it is the largest layer.120s
- Q6What does the ozone layer do for the Earth?Cools down the air.Provide shade.Protects living things from UV radiation from the sun.Breaks down meteoroids.120s
- Q7Which layer does the weather occur?StratosphereTroposphereMesosphereThermosphere120s
- Q8Why would it feel cold in the Thermosphere even though it is the layer closest to the sun and can get 1,800* Celsius?The air is so thin that you would not feel the hot molecules touch your skin.The sun is not hot.The air is so dense with closely packed molecules that you would not feel the warmth.120s
- Q9Why do planes fly in the Stratosphere?They have to fly above the trees.They don't they fly in the Thermosphere.The air is more dense in that layer making it easier to fly.The air is calmer at that altitude making it a smoother flight for the passengers.120s
- Q10What causes the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights within the Thermosphere?It is the sun shinning of satellites.Particles from the sun strike atoms near the North Pole.They are shooting stars moving across the sky.The sun produces different color of light throughout the world.120s
- Q11Which layer is warmer at the top than it is at the bottom?TroposphereStratosphere120s
- Q12Which layer is the middle layer of the atmosphere?ThermosphereStratosphereTroposphereMesosphere120s
- Q13Which layer of the atmosphere has no definite outer limit?ThermosphereStratosphereMesosphereTroposphere120s
- Q14What is a shooting star?When a star dies it falls through the atmosphere.When Jiminy Cricket makes a wish.A plane flying.Is the trail of hot, glowing gases that a meteoroid leaves behind as it burning up.120s
- Q15What layer would the top of the Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, be located within?StratosphereThermosphereTroposphereMesosphere120s
