1. Layers of Atmosphere Questions

2. Layer closest to Earth
TROPOSPHERE

3. Layer farthest away from Earth
EXOSPHERE

4. Layer which contains the weather
TROPOSPHERE

5. Layer that contains most of the ionsphere
THERMOSPHERE

6. Layer with the least density
EXOSPHERE

7. Layer which contains the ozone layer
STRATOSPHERE

8. Why does the troposphere get colder as it moves away from Earth?
It’s warmed by the IR released by Earth.

9. Layer where meteors burn up
MESOSPHERE

10. Layer with the greatest density
TROPOSPHERE

11. Only layer where humans can survive
TROPOSPHERE

12. What happens to the air density as we move farther away from Earth?
Density decreases

13. What gases in what percentages make up the atmosphere?
78% Nitrogen; 21% Oxygen; 1% everything else

14. Layer that ends in the stratopause
STRATOSPHERE

15. Layer that ends in the mesopause
MESOSPHERE

16. Layer where airplanes and weather balloons are found
STRATOSPHERE

17. Layer where the ionosphere starts
MESOSPHERE

18. Layer where the aurora borealis is found
IONOSPHERE  Thermosphere

19. Term for charged particles
IONS

20. Layer which gets extremely hot
THERMOSPHERE

21. Layer which protects us from the sun’s rays
STRATOSPHERE

22. Layer where particles are very far apart
EXOSPHERE

23. Layer made of ions which bounce radio waves around
IONOSPHERE

24. Layer that ends in the tropopause
TROPOSPHERE

25. Layer with the least density
EXOSPHERE

26. Layer where the majority of the water vapor is found
TROPOSPHERE

27. Layer where satellites are found
THERMOSPHERE