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What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
a) troposphere
b) mesosphere
c) stratosphere
d) thermosphere

Which layer is divided into 2 separate layers?
a) mesosphere
b) troposphere
c) thermosphere
d) stratosphere

Which layer is the layer that contains all life?
a) mesosphere
b) troposphere
c) stratosphere
d) thermosphere

Where does the ozone layer live?
a) mesosphere
b) stratosphere
c) thermosphere
d) ionosphere

The thermosphere contains which 2 layers?
a) exosphere and atmosphere
b) exosphere and ionosphere
c) mesosphere and stratosphere
d) stratosphere and ozone layer

Where do astronauts live while in space?
a) On the space shuttle
b) On a planet
c) On the moon
d) In the International Space Station

Which layer can reach temperatures above 1000 degrees Celsius?
a) mesosphere
b) thermosphere
c) stratosphere
d) troposphere

Which layer can reach temperatures near -100 degrees Celsius?
a) troposphere
b) exosphere
c) mesosphere
d) stratosphere

Which layer is the 3rd highest layer of the atmosphere?
a) ionosphere
b) mesosphere
c) stratosphere
d) exosphere

This layer allows satellites to transmit radio signals back to earth.
a) ionosphere
b) mesosphere
c) exosphere
d) troposphere

Weather and clouds live here.
a) stratosphere
b) ozone layer
c) mesosphere
d) troposphere

The layer of air that covers Earth.
a) troposphere
b) atmosphere
c) ozone layer
d) ionosphere

True or False: Air pressure increases as altitude decreases.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

True or False: Temperatures increase in the troposphere as the altitude decreases
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

True or False: Temperatures increase in the stratosphere as the altitude decreases.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

True or False: Meteors burn up in the stratosphere.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

What is the most abundant element in the air that we breathe?
a) oxygen
b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrogen
d) argon

This element makes up 21% of the air that we breathe.
a) nitrogen
b) oxygen
c) argon
d) carbon dioxide

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