Exploring the Layers of Earth's Atmosphere

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What happens to the air temperature as you go higher up in the stratosphere?

  • It fluctuates
  • It gets warmer (correct)
  • It gets colder
  • It stays the same

In which atmospheric layer do meteors burn up and turn into shooting stars?

  • Troposphere
  • Thermosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Mesosphere (correct)

What is the thickness of the mesosphere?

  • 22 miles (correct)
  • 18 miles
  • 28 miles
  • 12 miles

Where does the exosphere lie in relation to the other atmospheric layers?

<p>Above the mesosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature of the air in the exosphere?

<p>It is very thin (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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