Mesopause

What "pause" is found between the mesosphere and the thermosphere?

• Tropopause

• Stratopause

• Mesopause

As you increase the altitude through the mesosphere, what happens to temperature?

• Increases

• Decreases

What is the one variable that determines where the "pauses" are located?

• The pressure

• The temperature

• Altitude

• The Ozone Layer

What is the "break" between the mesosphere and the thermosphere called?

• Mesopause

• Thermospause

• Stratopause

• Tropopause

What is the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere called?

• Mesopause

• Thermospause

• Stratopause

• Tropopause

At approximately what altitude does the mesopause occur?

• 50 km

• 85 km

• 100 km

• 120 km

Which layer of the atmosphere is directly below the mesopause?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

What is the primary characteristic of the mesopause?

• Highest temperature in the atmosphere

• Lowest temperature in the atmosphere

• Highest pressure in the atmosphere

• Lowest pressure in the atmosphere

Which phenomenon is most likely to occur near the mesopause?

• Auroras

• Meteor showers

• Ozone formation

• Cloud formation

What is the temperature range at the mesopause?

• 0 to -20°C

• -20 to -40°C

• -40 to -60°C

• -80 to -100°C