Learning Activity 2 Instruction: Read the questions below and answer it using the table above (your answer in Learning Activity 1).
1. What is the basis for dividing the atmosphere into four layers?
2. Does the temperature increase
or decrease with altitude in the
troposphere?
stratosphere?
mesosphere?
thermosphere?
3. What is the approximate height (altitude) and temperature of the troposphere:
stratosphere:
mesosphere:
Thermosphere:
Exosphere:
4. What causes the temperature to increase with height through the stratosphere, and decrease with height through the mesosphere?
5. In which layer ozone layer is found? 6. What is an ozone layer and why is it important?
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