Layers of the Atmosphere

Troposphere

100

True or False: Air is the thickest in the troposphere.

True.

200

True or False: Weather does NOT originate in the Troposphere, even though most rainfall comes from clouds located there.

False. Almost all of the water vapor in the atmosphere is located in the Troposphere, and as a result the vast majority of all weather phenomena occurs there.

300

List 3 things you would find in the troposphere

weather - people - hot air ballon - birds

400

As you rise up in the Troposphere, explain what happens to the temperature.

air gets thinnner - temp gets colder

500

THE main gas found in the atmosphere

Nitrogen

Mesosphere

100

True or false, the Mesosphere is RIGHT ABOVE the Troposphere.

False, it is the third layer from the ground of the atmosphere.

200

True or false: the Mesosphere has the coldest temperatures of any layer.

True. There are very few molecules of air in the mesosphere, and as a result nothing to absorb the Sun's energy.

300

The mesosphere is cold. But how do meteors "burn up here?

**From the EdPuzzle**

Ice crystals cause friction which burns up meteors.

400

Why is it very cold in the Mesosphere?

The air is too thin. 

500

Name ALL 5 layers of atmosphere in order from LOWEST to HIGHEST

tropo strato meso thermo exo

Stratosphere

100

True or False: Air is thinner in the stratosphere than the troposphere.

True.

200

Shooting stars are actually dying stars. T/F

False

300

What gas, made of O₃ molecules, is located in the Stratosphere? It helps collect heat and protect us from UV rays. 

OZONE

400

Explain why airplanes benefit from flying in the stratosphere vs. the troposphere.

There is less friction, as the air is thinner. They fly above the weather. 

500

Describe the Greenhouse Effect 

Process of trapping heat in our atmosphere and warming the earth.

Thermosphere/Exosphere

100

True or False: Space starts in the exosphere

False. Thermosphere

200

What happens to air molecules as they are compressed?

speed up and create heat

300

What is something we would find in the thermosphere?

Northern Lights

400

What is the term for where SPACE starts?

Karman Line

500

How are layers of atmosphere defined?

TEMPERATURE and altitude. 

Which layer am I?

100

I am the lowest layer of the atmosphere. I contain the vast majority of mass in the atmosphere.

Troposphere

200

I am the highest layer in the atmosphere. I have no definite boundaries, and am often considered to be part of outer space.

Exosphere.

300

I am the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

Thermosphere

400

I contain the Ozone layer. Humans rarely interact with me directly, unless they are flying in a large jet airplane.

The stratosphere.

500

I am the coldest layer and the final resting place for meteors

The mesosphere.