Earth's Atmosphere

Which term accurately describes the mesosphere?

Extremely cold

In the name "thermosphere," the prefix "thermo" refers to what?

Heat

Cirrus Clouds

Indicate the top of the troposphere

What gas makes up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen

What are the four minor layers of the atmosphere?(In order)

Ozonosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere, and Magnetosphere.

What are the two most protective layers?

Ozonosphere: protects the surface from UV rays Mesosphere: protects the earth from meteors.

Tropopause

Runs along the top of the troposphere and indicates where the stratosphere begins.

Why is it difficult to breathe at high altitudes?

The higher you go, the thinner the atmosphere gets which makes it harder to breathe.

Which region of the atmosphere is filled with charged particles?

The ionosphere

What layers are part of a main layer.

The ionosphere and the exosphere are a part of the thermosphere

Magnetosphere

The layer that acts as a giant magnet and attracts sun particles.

Why is the ozone layer so important?

The ozone layer blocks harmful UV rays.

Which of the following is a true statement about the stratosphere?

The temperature gets warmer the higher you go

What layer is the most important? Why?

The troposphere because we live in this one.

If you wanted to fly through a cloud, which atmospheric layer would you fly through?

Troposphere

What are the four main layer of the earth in order?

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere.

What might happen is the earth did not have an atmosphere?

We would not be able to breathe