Layers of the Atmosphere - Weebly



Layers of the Atmosphere

Answer Questions From Foldable

1. List the 4 main layers.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

2. List the 4 minor layers.

• Ozonosphere

• Ionosphere

• Exosphere

• Magnetosphere

3. Which 2 MINOR layers are parts of a major layer?

• Ionosphere

• Exosphere

4. Which layer is the most important to you AND why?

• Example: The ozonosphere because it is the layer that protects Earth’s surface from Sun’s UV rays

5. What two layers protect you?

• Ozonosphere - from Sun’s UV rays

• Magnetosphere – from meteors that fall from space

6. Which layer acts like a giant magnet?

• The Magnetosphere – Ions – which when the particles here collide with particles in the upper atmosphere, visible light known as auroras appear.

7. What does the air in the Troposphere do as it heats up from the sun?

• The winds in the troposphere and the thermals rising from the earth's surface are constantly mixing the air.

8. What cloud indicates the top of the troposphere?

• Cirrus

9. What runs along the top of the Troposphere?

• Convection currents

10. What attaches itself to the jet stream and, in a sense, tells you where

the stratosphere begins?

• The position of the jet stream also indicates the location of high- and low-pressure systems, moving them from place to place.

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