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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the gas that surrounds our planet and protects us from harmful UV radiation?
Ozone
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the treaty signed in 1987 to ban CFCs and protect the ozone layer?
The Paris Agreement
The Kyoto Protocol
The Vienna Convention
The Montreal Protocol
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface?
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the term for the current state of the atmosphere, such as whether it is raining or sunny?
Coriolis effect
Ozone
Weather
Climate
- 5. Multiple Choice
What causes the seasons on Earth?
The tilt of the Earth's axis
The rotation of the Earth
The movement of ocean currents
The Coriolis effect
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the convection cell that occurs near the equator?
Hadley cell
Trade winds
Ferrel cell
Polar cell
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the ocean current that is influenced by the trade winds and moves warm water towards Australia?
Walker circulation
Gulf Stream
El Niño
La Niña
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the phenomenon that oscillates between El Niño and La Niña?
Hadley cell
Coriolis effect
Ferrel cell
Enso
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the layer in the atmosphere where meteors burn up?
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the gas that can be damaging to humans when found in the troposphere?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Ozone
Nitrogen
- 11. Multiple Choice
The gas found in the largest concentration in the troposphere is
nitrogenheliumcarbon dioxideoxygen - 12. Multiple Choice
Which 2 of the following gases were formed during the combustion reaction in the candle lab?
Oxygen and nitrogenCarbon dioxide and water vaporMethane and heliumHydrogen and sulfur dioxide - 13. Fill in the Blank
A _________ is used to measure air pressure.
- 14. Multiple Choice
How are the layers of the atmosphere determined?
Based on changes in cloud cover and precipitation.Based on changes in altitude and wind speed.Based on changes in pressure and humidity.Based on changes in temperature.
- 15. Reorder
6. Arrange the layers of the atmosphere from closest to the earth's surface to furthest from the earth's surface.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
- 16. Match
Match the layer of the atmosphere with the phrase that best describes it.
Stratosphere
Contains the ozone layer
Thermosphere
Contains most weather
Troposphere
Where most meteoroids burn up
Mesosphere
Where satellites are found
Exosphere
Where the Aurora Borealis is found
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why the ozone layer is important?
To create a protective shield around the earth from asteroidsTo provide oxygen for humans to breatheTo absorb harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sunTo cause global warming - 18. Multiple Choice
Two ways in which the existence of green algae and land plants affected the early atmosphere?
Increased oxygen levels and formation of the ozone layerFormation of toxic gases and depletion of the ozone layerIncreased carbon dioxide levels and acidification of the oceansDecreased oxygen levels and depletion of the ozone layer - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags