Layers of the Atmosphere
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- Q1What atmospheric layer contains ozone?mesospheretroposphereexospherestratosphere120s
- Q2In which atmospheric layer does all weather occur?troposphereexospherethermospherestratosphere120s
- Q3What are the two most common gases found throughout the atmospheric layers?carbon dioxide and oxygennitrogen and oxygenozone and water vaporcarbon dioxide and nitrogen120s
- Q4A student described a layer of the atmosphere in the list. Which layer of the atmosphere is described?exospherestratospheremesospheretroposphere120s
- Q5The image shows the variation of temperatures in various layers of the atmosphere. What is true for the observed temperature variation?The mesosphere is hot except in the upper region.As altitude increases, the temperature decreases in the troposphere.The stratosphere is cold except in the lower region.As altitude increases, the temperature decreases in the thermosphere.120s
- Q6Jeff writes a list of atmospheric layers in decreasing order of atmospheric pressure. Did Jeff accurately sequence the atmospheric layers?No. The pull of gravity increases when moving from the surface of Earth.No, the temperature of the layer decreases when moving farther from the surface of Earth, which causes a higher pressure.Yes. The temperature of the layer increases when moving farther from the surface of Earth, which causes a lower pressure.Yes. The pull of gravity decreases when moving farther from the surface of Earth.120s
