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- 1. Multiple Choice
What gas makes up 21% of Earth's Atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Ozone
None of the Above
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
- 3. Multiple Choice
The layer where most meteorites vaporize?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
- 4. Multiple Choice
The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere is what?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Troposphere
Helium
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Northen Lights that we see come from which layer?
Troposphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
- 6. Multiple Choice
Temperature DECREASES as you INCREASE with altitude in the stratosphere?
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Weather occurs in the thermosphere?
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
How high above Earth's surface does the stratosphere go?
50 km
10 km
100 km
32 km
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
- 10. Multiple Choice
The _____ protects us from Earth's harmful UV rays.
Ozone
Troposphere
Clouds
Exosphere
- 11. Multiple Choice
Where do satellites orbit?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
- 12. Multiple Choice
What happens to air pressure the higher up in space you go?
air pressure stays constant
air pressure increases
air pressure deceases
there is no air pressure
- 13. Multiple Choice
The layer of earths atmosphere with most of Earth's water vapor?
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order of layers for the atmosphere?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
- 15. Multiple Choice
Water vapor is one of the two main gases found in
Earth's atmosphere
True
False
- 16. Multiple Choice
The layer where tornadoes and hurricanes occur.
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
- 17. Multiple Choice
Due to lack of trubulence in this layer this is where planes like to fly.
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Exosphere
- 18. Multiple Choice
In which two layers does temperature decrease with altitude?mesosphere and tropospheretroposphere and stratospherestratosphere and thermospherethermosphere and exosphere - 19. Multiple Choice
Atmospheric greenhouse gases help heat the atmosphere by
increasing the amount of solar radiation reaching Earth.
storing energy produced by human activity.
absorbing infrared radiation released by Earth.
increasing the average density of air.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why does the troposphere experience (have) the greatest amount of atmospheric pressure compared to the other atmospheric layers?
It produces the ozone layer.
It has the highest temperatures.
It contains a high concentration of gas particles.
It is the region in which weather occurs.
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