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Name: ________________________Date: _________________Hour: _______
Temperature in Atmospheric Layers Analysis Questions
Learning Target: I will be able to use the graph provided and the reading minute
from Monday to demonstrate ability to interpret information from multiple sources.
1. What would the appropriate label for your y-axis?
2. What is the scale for the x-axis?
3. What is the scale for the y-axis?
4. Does the temperature increase or decrease with altitude in the: Please write
if it increases or decreases on the line below.
a. Troposphere _______________________
b. Mesosphere _______________________
c. Stratosphere ______________________
d. Thermosphere _____________________
5. What causes the temperature to increase with height through the
stratosphere?
6. What causes the temperature to decrease with height in the troposphere?
7. Give your analysis on what basis was used for dividing the atmosphere into
layers – how did they divide the layers?