Stratosphere

Why does temperature increase with altitude in the stratosphere?

• Due to the presence of the ozone layer absorbing UV radiation

• Because of increasing solar radiation

• Due to friction with space debris

• Because of heat rising from the Earth's surface

How does the air pressure change as altitude increases in the atmosphere?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains constant

• It first decreases, then increases

Develop a model to explain how changes in the stratosphere's temperature can affect weather patterns in the troposphere.

• By increasing the air pressure in the troposphere.

• By altering the jet streams.

• By increasing the moisture content in the troposphere.

• By decreasing the amount of sunlight reaching the troposphere.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Which layer of the atmosphere is directly above the stratosphere?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

What layer is the Ozone in?

• Ozone Layer

• Startosphere

• Troposphere

• It's not in one, it has its own

What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?

• the air pressure increases

• the air pressure decreases

• the air pressure stays the same

• there is no air pressure

What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere, starting with the layer closest to Earth's surface?

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere

Which layer is the ozone layer in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

This layer gets warmer the higher you go in it.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

What is the primary function of the ozone layer in the stratosphere?

• To absorb ultraviolet radiation from the sun

• To reflect solar radiation back into space

• To trap heat from the Earth's surface

• To provide oxygen for the troposphere