The atmosphere protects usVersión en línea The atmosphere is made up of different layers. Can you recognize them? por Daniel Educaplay 1 The mesosphere protects us from most of the objects that fall from space, such as meteorites. 2 The stratosphere protects us from the strong rays of the Sun. Planes fly in this layer of the atmosphere. 3 The troposphere is the closest layer to the Earth. We can breathe the air here. Weather, such as rain and wind, occurs in the troposphere.