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The _____ protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
a) ozone layer
b) ionosphere
c) jet stream
d) exosphere

Considered to be a part of the thermosphere.
a) ionosphere
b) jet stream
c) ozone layer
d) clouds

What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a) helps to regulate the temperature on Earth
b) helps UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c) Keep ocean waters cold
d) Creates meteors in the sky

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

This layer is the outermost layer of the atmosphere. Artificial satellites orbit the atmosphere in this layer.
a) exosphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.
a) mesosphere
b) exosphere
c) thermosphere
d) troposphere

This layer of the atmosphere is where airplanes can catch the jet stream.
a) stratosphere
b) exosphere
c) mesosphere
d) troposphere

In which layer of the atmosphere does the weather occur?
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?
a) thermosphere
b) stratosphere
c) exosphere
d) troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth?
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) ionosphere

In which layer of the atmosphere would you find the ozone layer?
a) stratosphere
b) mesosphere
c) thermosphere
d) exosphere

Where you will find Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
a) ionosphere (thermosphere)
b) troposphere
c) exosphere
d) stratosphere

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b) troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c) thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is the outermost layer?
a) exosphere
b) troposphere
c) thermosphere
d) stratosphere

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