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Elevation or distance away from sea level is called:
Air Pressure
Altitude
Photochemical Smog
Gravity
Which answers below are NATURAL causes for air pollution? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
Forest Fires
Burning fossil fuels from our cars
Volcanic Eruptions
Dust Storms
Farming
Which human activities can make air pollution worst? Check all that apply.
Driving our gasoline cars
Recycling trash
Farming
Construction
Carpooling with others
Harmful substances in the air, water, and on land are called:
Pollutants
Photochemical smog
Water Vapor
Ozone
Which layer of the atmosphere is in the MIDDLE?
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesophere
Which layer of the atmosphere is at the bottom and we live in it?
Exosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
What layer burns out the meteors before they reach Earth?
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Satellites orbit in this layer of the atmosphere:
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Which layer contains clouds and weather?
Exosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
The outermost layer that mixes with space is the:
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere has the ozone layer?
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Auroras, such as the Northern Lights, form in this layer of the atmosphere:
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
The prefix "EXO" in exosphere means:
Bottom
Inside
Outside
Heat
The prefix "THERM" in thermosphere means:
Inside
Outside
Cold
Heat
A brownish haze that is a mixture of ozone and other chemicals, formed when pollutants react with each other in the presence of sunlight:
Photochemical Smog
Acid Rain
Pollution
Ozone
Which gas is a type of pollution in the troposphere, but needed in the stratosphere to protect against UV radiation from the sun?
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Ozone
Oxygen
The layer with the MOST air density is:
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
Exosphere
The layer with the LEAST air density is:
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
Exosphere
Bottom of the thermosphere is called:
Exosphere
Ozone Layer
Ionosphere
Troposphere
The ozone layer is a separate layer of the atmosphere.
TRUE
FALSE
Airplanes fly in the TROPOSPHERE.
TRUE
FALSE
How does the ozone layer protect Earth?
Protects from falling meteors
Protects from UV radiation
Protects from pollution
Protects from smog
What two things make up SMOG? (Check all that apply.)
Fog
Acid Rain
Smoke
Carbon dioxide
Forest fires can lead to air pollution.
TRUE
FALSE
What happens to temperature as you increase altitude in the troposphere?
Decreases, gets colder
Increases, gets hotter
Stays the same
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