EXOSPHERE
The Exosphere is the layer above the _______________.
Thermosphere
The Thermosphere is the layer above the ____________.
Mesosphere
The Mesosphere is the layer above the __________.
Stratosphere
The Stratosphere is the layer above the ___________.
Troposphere
The Troposphere is the __________ layer of the atmosphere.
a. highest
b. lowest
c. middle
b. lowest
Planes mostly fly in the ______________to escape the weather.
Stratosphere
The Exosphere is the _________ of the atmosphere?
a. bottom
b. middle
c. top
c. top
The Thermosphere is known for being the ____in temperature.
hottest
The Mesosphere is the _________layer of Earth's atmosphere.
3rd or middle
Strato means
layered
What happens to temperatures in the Troposphere as altitude increases.
decreases
Before meteors enter Earth's atmosphere, they are called ____.
meteoroids
The Exosphere has no real upper limit. It just gradually merges with __________.(location)
outer space
Charged particles in the Thermosphere are created by the Sun's intense______of the air molecules.
heating
The Mesosphere is the _______layer of Earth's atmosphere.
coldest
What happens to temperature in the Stratosphere as altitude increases?
increases
The Troposphere is the only layer of the Earth's atmosphere that sustains ______
life
If the air pressure in the Troposphere is low,____will form and precipitation is possible.
clouds
Gas molecules are very _____ ________ in the Exosphere. (distance)
far apart
Ions in the Thermosphere glow green and red when there is a solar storm. In the Northern Hemisphere, these storms are known as __________ __________.
Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights
What can burn up in the Mesosphere?
meteors
The temperature of the air at the bottom of the Stratosphere is _____ and at the top of the Stratosphere the temperature is ________.
cold then warm
Which gas molecule is the most abundant in Earth's atmosphere and especially in the Troposphere?
Nitrogen
If the air pressure in the Troposphere is high, the weather will be _________.
clear of clouds and possibly sunny
Earth's __________ is so weak in the Exosphere that gas molecules sometimes just float off into space.
gravity
The Northern Lights travel on Earth's ______field after a solar storm.
magnetic
Meteors that break through the Mesosphere and land on the Earth's surface are called________.
meteorites
What causes the Stratosphere's temperatures to increase as you go from the bottom to the top of the Stratosphere?
The Ozone Layer absorbing the sun's harmful UV radiation
Why is the Troposphere named after a prefix that means turbulent?
The Troposphere is the only layer of Earth's atmosphere that contains weather.
The Ionosphere is the layer of charged particles found in the __________________
Thermosphere