15. Q1. WHAT ARE THE FIVE LAYERS? ESTIMATE
THE HEIGHT OF EACH LAYER
Layers Height
troposphere 10 km
stratosphere 20km
mesosphere 50 km
thermosphere 90 km
exosphere 500km
16. Q2. DESCRIBE THE GRAPH FOR EACH LAYER
Layers Height temperatur
e
troposphe
re
increases decreases
stratosphe
re
20km-50
km
increases
mesosphe
re
50 km decreases
thermosph
ere
90 km increases
17. Q3. IN WHICH LAYER IS TEMPERATURE
INCREASING WITH INCREASING ALTITUDE?
Layers Height temperatur
e
troposphe
re
increases decreases
stratosphe
re
20km-50
km
increases
mesosphe
re
50 km decreases
thermosph
ere
90 km increases
18. Q4. IN WHICH LAYER IS TEMPERATURE
DECREASING WITH INCREASING ALTITUDE?
Layers Height temperatur
e
troposphe
re
increases decreases
stratosphe
re
20km-50
km
increases
mesosphe
re
50 km decreases
thermosph
ere
90 km increases
19. Q5. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
TEMPERATURE AND HEIGHT IN THE -
TROPOSPHERE? - STRATOSPHERE? - MESOSPHERE?
- THERMOSPHERE? - EXOSPHERE?
Layers Height temperatur
e
troposphe
re
increases decreases
stratosphe
re
20km-50
km
increases
mesosphe
re
50 km decreases
thermosph
ere
90 km increases
20. Q6. OBSERVE THE WHOLE GRAPH. WHAT IS
THE BASIS FOR THE DIVISION OF EARTH’S
ATMOSPHERE?
Layers Height temperatur
e
troposphe
re
increases decreases
stratosphe
re
20km-50
km
increases
mesosphe
re
50 km decreases
thermosph
ere
90 km increases
21. Q7. FROM THE GRAPH, CAN YOU GENERALIZE
THAT THE HIGHER THE LAYER OF THE
ATMOSPHERE (THAT IS CLOSER TO THE SUN), THE
HOTTER THE TEMPERATURE? WHY OR WHY NOT?
Layers Height temperatur
e
troposphe
re
increases decreases
stratosphe
re
20km-50
km
increases
mesosphe
re
50 km decreases
thermosph
ere
90 km increases
22. Q7. FROM THE GRAPH, CAN YOU GENERALIZE
THAT THE HIGHER THE LAYER OF THE
ATMOSPHERE (THAT IS CLOSER TO THE SUN), THE
HOTTER THE TEMPERATURE? WHY OR WHY NOT?
Layers Height temperatur
e
troposphe
re
increases decreases
stratosphe
re
20km-50
km
increases
mesosphe
re
50 km decreases
thermosph
ere
90 km increases