16. What is the name of the atmospheric layer above the troposphere where temperatures increase with altitude?
a) Stratosphere
b) Mesosphere
c) Thermosphere
d) Ionosphere
Answer: a) Stratosphere[/expander_maker]
17. What is the name of the atmospheric layer above the stratosphere where temperatures decrease with altitude?
a) Mesosphere
b) Thermosphere
c) Exosphere
d) Ionosphere
18. What is the name of the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere where most weather occurs?
a) Stratosphere
b) Troposphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
19. What is the name of the atmospheric layer above the mesosphere where temperatures increase with altitude?
a) Thermosphere
b) Exosphere
c) Stratosphere
d) Troposphere
20. What is the name of the phenomenon where a layer of warm air forms above a layer of cooler air, trapping pollutants close to the Earth’s surface?
a) Smog
b) Acid rain
c) Ozone depletion
d) Greenhouse effect
