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Layers of the atmosphere

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  • Meteors burn up on this level of the atmosphere.
    mesosphere
  • The Aurora Borealis is found here.
    Thermosphere
  • Mesos means...
    middle
  • Where do most passenger planes fly?
    stratosphere
  • Thermos means...
    heat
  • The most abundant gas found in the atmosphere is...
    nitrogen (N)
  • List the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth upwards.
    troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
  • True or false: The ozone hole is getting smaller.
    true
  • Which layer protests Earth's surface from being hit by meteors?
    mesosphere
  • Living things like plants and animals are found in this layer.
    Troposphere
  • In the troposphere, as altitude increases what happens to the temperature?
    decreases
  • The International Space Station is found in this layer.
    Thermosphere
  • This layer contains the ozone layer?
    stratosphere
  • The envelope of gas that surrounds our planet is called...
    atmosphere
  • Which layer does weather occur?
    troposphere
  • Which layer has articifial satellites and blends into outer space?
    exosphere