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