Name: ____________________________________________ Date: __________________ Block: _________ The ATMOSPHERE Definition: Atmospheric Gases: 78%21% - Purpose: How does temperature change throughout the layers of the atmosphere? Up to 4%1%- Characteristics that are used to determine the layers of the atmosphere. A. B. C. Compare density between different layers of the atmosphere. (How does density change between the layers?) Name: ____________________________________________ Date: __________________ Block: _________ Layers of the Atmosphere Characteristics of the Exosphere: Characteristics of the Thermosphere: Characteristics of the Mesosphere: Characteristics of the Stratosphere: Characteristics of the Troposphere: