Layers of the Atmosphere Graphing Questions:
1. List the 4 main layers of the atmosphere.
4
3
2
1
GROUND - EARTH’S SURFACE
2. What properties are used to distinguish between each of the different layers of the atmosphere?
3. Name and describe the conditions (temperature and pressure) of the four main layers of Earth’s
atmosphere.
Layer
Pressure
Temperature
4
3
2
1
4. What happens to the temperature as you travel up through the atmosphere?
5. What happens to the temperature between each layer of the atmosphere?
6. What happens to the air pressure as you travel up through the atmosphere?
7. Why might the air pressure near the surface be greater than the air pressure above it?
8. Where might the Ozone layer be located…what happens to the temperature right above this location?