Layers of the Atmosphere - 6th Grade Homework April 24

Explore Earth's atmosphere layers: Troposphere to Exosphere. Learn where weather, planes, and satellites belong!

Sort the following: Troposphere Lowest part of the atmosphere Living things live in this layer Gases flow and swirl. Contains most of our weather - clouds, rain, snow. Planes fly at the top of this layer Stratosphere Gases do not swirl around but are more stable and form flat layers in this layer Contains ozone layer Planes fly at the bottom of this layer Extends over the troposphere Mesosphere Extends above the stratosphere incoming meteorites burn up to form shooting stars in this layer Thermosphere Extends above the Mesosphere Houses the International Space Station Exosphere Extends beyond the Thermosphere Most of the satellites orbit in this layer Matter just keeps thinning out in this layer, until the near vacuum of outer space is achieved