ASVAB General Science Atmosphere Practice Test 614594

Question 1 of 5
Stratosphere

The stratosphere is just above the troposphere and is stratified in temperature with warmer layers higher and cooler layers closer to Earth. This increase in temperature is a result of absorption of the Sun's radiation by the ozone layer.

The ozone layer is in which of Earth's atmospheric layers?

thermosphere

troposphere

stratosphere

mesosphere