Mesosphere
The temperatures are ______ compared to other layers.
colder
The top of the troposphere is known as the
tropopause
Some say it's not an official layer of the atmosphere
exosphere
An important protective layer within the stratosphere
the ozone layer
You can find the International Space Station here.
Thermosphere
They burn up in the mesosphere.
meteors
Nearly all ____ happens in the troposphere
weather
The furthest layer of the atmosphere away from
the surface of earth
They monitor if there's a rainstorm coming
weather balloons
A prefix that means related to heat
thermo
As temperature decreases, altitude...
increases
Oxygen makes up this percentage
21%
The density of gases in this layer
Low
What type of light is reflected and absorbed by the ozone?
ultra violet
As altitude increases
Temperature increases
The mesosphere begins where the stratosphere ends, which is?
stratopause
The layer of the atmosphere inhabited by bald eagles.
troposphere
Nearly zero describes the
air pressure
What type of planes fly in the stratosphere?
Military or Spy planes
Beneath this boundary, normal aerodynamics apply
karman line
Bright flashes of light, but not stars.
sprites
The temperature is rising. Our elevation must be
decreasing
An upper boundary of the exosphere
Does not exist
The temperature is not changing therefore our altitude must be
staying the same, constant
The charged particles in high concentrations.
ions