| Question |
Answer |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the coldest layer? |
mesosphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the warmest layer? |
thermosphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere does the weather occur in? |
troposphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere do meteors burn up in? |
mesosphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere do jets fly in? |
stratosphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere do we live in? |
troposphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the ionosphere found in? |
thermosphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the thinnest? |
exosphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere does the shuttle and ISS orbit in? |
thermosphere |
| Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer found in? |
stratosphere |
| Which layer of the inside of the earth the hottest? |
inner core |
| Which layer inside the earth do scientists believe creates the earth's magnetic field? |
outer core |
| Which layer of the crust is the thickest? |
continental crust |
| What do we call the section of the earth that includes the crust and the rigid upper mantle area? |
lithosphere |
| What do we call the section of the mantle that flows with convection currents? |
asthenosphere |
| What is the name of the machine used to help us study the inside of the earth? |
seismograph |
| About how hot is the earth's inner core? |
about 9000*F |
| What are the two main gases found in the earth's atmosphere? |
Nitrogen and Oxygen |
| What happens to the atmosphere as we move from the surface, close to the earth, out to the exosphere? |
The air gets thinner as you go up. |
| Why is the inner core a solid when it should be a liquid due to its temperature? |
The pressure on the inner core is too great of it to be a liquid. |
| Why do meteors burn up in the mesosphere? |
Friction |
| Crust and upper mantle area that is rigid |
Lithosphere |
| Upper mantle area that flows due to convection currents |
Asthenosphere |
| Which layer of the earth is thinnest? |
Crust |
| Which layer of the earth is made of melted iron? |
Outer Core |
| Which layer of the earth creates our magnetic field? |
Outer Core spinning around the inner core |
| Which layer of the earth is made of solid iron and nickel? |
Inner Core |
| Which layer of the earth is as hot or hotter than the surface of the sun? |
Inner Core |
| Which layer is made of solid and liquid rock (convection currents are found here)? |
Mantle |
| This is where am radio waves are reflected back to the earth's surface |
Ionosphere which is found in the thermosphere |
| Second layer of the atmosphere where weather balloons fly |
Stratosphere |
| First layer of the atmosphere |
Troposphere |
| Middle layer of the atmosphere |
Mesosphere |
| Fourth and hottest layer of the atmosphere |
Thermosphere |
| Last and thinnest layer of the atmosphere |
Exosphere |
Ch.18 LTI-MA 509
