Lesson 15.3: Multiple Choice Name___________________ Class______________ Date________ Circle the letter of the correct choice. atmosphere is divided into layers based on Earth’s density. pressure. composition. temperature. The shortest layer of the atmosphere is the exosphere. mesosphere. troposphere. thermosphere. The tropopause prevents cool air in the troposphere from mixing with warm air in the stratosphere. hot air in the thermosphere. cold air in the mesosphere. cold air in the exosphere. Which sentence about ozone is false? The splitting of ozone molecules warms the mesosphere. Ozone protects surface from harmful radiation. Earth’s A molecule of ozone consists of three oxygen atoms. Ozone molecules absorb ultraviolet light. Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the mesosphere. stratosphere. thermosphere. two of the above
Lesson 15.3: Multiple Choice Name___________________ Class______________ Date________ Circle the letter of the correct choice. Earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers based on density. pressure. composition. temperature. The shortest layer of the atmosphere is the exosphere. mesosphere. troposphere. thermosphere. The tropopause prevents cool air in the troposphere from mixing with warm air in the stratosphere. hot air in the thermosphere. cold air in the mesosphere. cold air in the exosphere. Which sentence about ozone is false? The splitting of ozone molecules warms the mesosphere. Ozone protects Earth’s surface from harmful radiation. A molecule of ozone consists of three oxygen atoms. Ozone molecules absorb ultraviolet light. Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the mesosphere. stratosphere. thermosphere. two of the above