1.Three of the following would all be located at about the same altitude. Which

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1.Three of the following would all be located at about the same altitude. Which one is       found at considerably higher altitude than the other three?

       a. the flat top of a thunderstorm                     b. the summit of Mt. Everest

       c. a commercial airliner at 35,000 ft. altitude        d. the ozone layer

2. The atmosphere is split into layers (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, etc.)    according to how _______ changes with altitude.

       a. composition            b. density             c. pressure           d. temperature

3. Outside an airplane at 35,000 ft. altitude, the air temperature would be __________,       the air   pressure would be ___________, and the air density would be __________ than(as) at       sea level. (fill in each blank with Higher, Lower, or the Same)

4.Air temperature increases with increasing altitude in the stratosphere. This is caused by

       a. heating caused by debris from space that enters the atmosphere and burns up

       b. absorption of ultraviolet light by ozone

       c. the atmospheric greenhouse effect

       d. heat from aircraft engines flying at that altitude

Explanation / Answer

1. ozone layer ( 70000feet -90000 feet)

2. tempereature

3.temp- lower .pressure- lower ,density -lower

4.absorption of ultraviolet light by ozone

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