Scientists were motoring a meteor headed toward earth. it moved off course , but some pieces of rock entered the earths atmosphere . which atmospheric layer protected the earth against the danger of the rocks ? a. the troposphere b. the stratosphere c. the mesosphere d. the thermosphere

The answer is C. The atmospheric layer that protects the Earth against danger of the rocks is the mesosphere. This layer is above the stratosphere. Meteors are rocks from the space that enter the atmosphere. Meteors burn as they go through the mesosphere layer. However, not all are completely burned some survives and still enter the Earth's surface. These are then called meteorites.