Layers of the Atmosphere

Question 0

Gravity holds the layers of the…

Answer 0

Earth

Question 1

What are the layers of the atmosphere?

Answer 1

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
  
  • Ionosphere
  • Exosphere

Question 2

99% of the total mass of the atmosphere of the earth is below an altitude of ___

Answer 2

32 kilometers

Question 3

Name two facts about the troposphere:

Answer 3

• Contains almost all of the mass of the atmosphere

- The tropopause is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere

Question 4

Name two facts about the stratosphere:

Answer 4

• Extends to an altitude of about 50km

- The ozone layer (absorbs the ultraviolet rays)

Question 5

Name two facts about the mesosphere:

Answer 5

• Extends to about 80km
• Temperature begins to decrease here
• Protects earth from meteoroids

Question 6

Name two facts about the thermosphere:

Answer 6

• Hottest layer of the atmosphere
• Breaks into two sublayers:
  
  • Ionosphere(aurora borealis occurs here)
  • Exosphere(satellites are present here)