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Check your knowledge! Take our fun quiz for the advanced Layers Section of the Atmosphere Chapter of our textbook! Follow the instructions and then click on the "Check it!" button for each question.

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1. List all the Atmosphere's layers. (Type in your answers. The first letter of each layer is already typed for you.)
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2. Which two layers contain 99% of the total mass of the atmosphere? (Select the two correct layers.)

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3. What are the names of the three layers that make up the lower atmosphere? (Select the three correct layers.)

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4. What is name of the first layer of the upper atmosphere and what is the upper limit of temperature that it reaches? (Select a layer and type in the temperature.
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5. Which two layers contain the ionosphere where electrically charged particles reflect radio waves? (Select the two correct layers.)

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6. Select the Layer in which weather take place.
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