Layers of the Atmosphere

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Using the graph, answer the following question. In these two layers, the temperature decreases as altitude increases.
Troposphere & Mesosphere
Stratosphere & Thermosphere
Troposphere & Thermosphere
Troposphere & Stratosphere
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Using the graph, answer the following question. In these two layers, the temperature increases as the altitude increases.
Troposphere & Mesosphere
Stratosphere & Thermosphere
Troposphere & Thermosphere
Troposphere & Stratosphere
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Many satellites actually orbit Earth within this layer, including the International Space Station. Variations in the amount of energy coming from the Sun exert a powerful influence on both the height of the top of this layer and the temperature within it. The aurora, the Northern Lights and Southern Lights, occur here. Another name for this layer is the “heat” layer.
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Most meteors burn up in this layer. Unlike the stratosphere, temperatures once again grow colder as you rise. The coldest temperatures in Earth's atmosphere, about -90° C (-130° F), are found near the top of this layer. The air is far too thin to breathe; air pressure at the bottom of the layer is well below 1% of the pressure at sea level, and continues dropping as you go higher.
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The "air" is very, very, very thin, making this layer even more space-like than the thermosphere. In fact, the air is constantly - though very gradually - "leaking" out of Earth's atmosphere into outer space. There is no clear-cut upper boundary. High Earth Orbit satellites can be found here.
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The layer humans live in, and nearly all weather occurs in this lowest layer. Most clouds appear here, mainly because 99% of the water vapor in the atmosphere is found here. Air pressure drops, and temperatures get colder, as you climb higher.
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which layer is the coldest?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
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