1.Beginning at the surface of the earth, list, in order, the layers of the atmosphere.?

Question

2.As you go up in altitude (going higher in the atmosphere), the temperature of the air in the troposphere

a.increases.

b.decreases.

c.stays the same.

3.As you go up in altitude, the temperature of the stratosphere

a.increases.

b.decreases.

c.stays the same.

4.As you go up in altitude, the temperature of the mesosphere

a.increases.

b.decreases.

c.stays the same.

5.As you go up in altitude, the temperature of the thermosphere

a.increases.

b.decreases.

c.stays the same.

6.In the areas called "pauses", such as the tropopause, the temperature line is vertical. What does this indicate about the temperatures at these altitudes?

a.The vertical temperature line indicates no change in temperature at those altitudes.

b.The vertical temperature line indicates a constant increase in temperature at those altitudes.

c.The vertical temperature line indicates a constant decrease in temperature at those altitudes.

d.None of the answers are correct.

Answer 1

1. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and the Exosphere; the first four are the most important

2. decreases

3. increases

4. decreases

5. increases

6. The temperature does not change.

Answer 2

Troposphere, Stratosphere (where the ozone layer is), Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

2. It decreases in the troposphere.

3. increases

4. decreases

5. increases

6. A,The vertical temperature line indicates no change in temperature at those altitudes.