Matching Pairs layers of the atmosphereOnline version Learn the layers of the atmosphere by Jesús Alonso 1 The exosphere is... 2 The stratosphere contains... 3 The mesosphere is where... 4 The thermosphere is where... 5 The troposphere is... 6 The atmosphere is... 7 The ozone layer... the layer of air that surrounds Earth. the ozone layer. shooting stars are created. absorbs radiation from the Sun. aurora borealis occurs. the outermost layer. the layer next to the surface of the Earth.