Science Explainer - Earth's Atmosphere: A jacket for the planet

Last updated 12 months ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage: Earth's Atmosphere: A Jacket for the Planet.  Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage: Earth's Atmosphere: A Jacket for the Planet.  Then answer the questions below.

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Science Explainer - Earth's Atmosphere: A jacket for the planet

Last updated 12 months ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage: Earth's Atmosphere: A Jacket for the Planet.  Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage: Earth's Atmosphere: A Jacket for the Planet.  Then answer the questions below.

Required

Question 1

Drag each characteristic to the layer of the atmosphere it belongs to.

contains the ozone layer which helps protect us from harmful UV radiation
contains the air we breathe and the weather occurs here
contains gases that help stop meteors

Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere

MS-ESS1-3

Required

Question 3

Which of the following statements are true about Earth's atmosphere? Select two correct answers.

The temperature in each layer of the atmosphere is the same.

MS-ESS1-3

Drag each answer choice into the correct space. Not all answer choices will be used.

The ______________  is the ______________  layer and has no breathable air.

Question 2

Drag each characteristic to the layer of the atmosphere it belongs to.

contains the ozone layer which helps protect us from harmful UV radiation
contains the air we breathe and the weather occurs here
contains gases that help stop meteors

Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere

Question 3

Which of the following statements are true about Earth's atmosphere? Select two correct answers.

The temperature in each layer of the atmosphere is the same.

Some layers of the atmosphere can change based on energy from the sun.

The atmosphere has different thicknesses at certain points around Earth.

Sound can be made and carried through all the layers of the atmosphere.

All layers of the atmosphere have breathable air.

Some layers of the atmosphere can change based on energy from the sun.

The atmosphere has different thicknesses at certain points around Earth.

Sound can be made and carried through all the layers of the atmosphere.

All layers of the atmosphere have breathable air.