Atmosphere Unit District Assessment

Front

Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere.

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False

Front

What is the first layer of the atmosphere?

Back

Troposphere

Front

Which layer is the outer? Options: Troposhere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

Front

Which layer of the atmosphere is above the troposphere?

Back

stratosphere

Front

The most common gas in the atmosphere.

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Nitrogen

Front

The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change.

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Temperature

Front

Which of the following is NOT one of the FOUR main greenhouse gases? carbon dioxide, mathane, oxygen, water vapor

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oxygen

Front

Which absorbs and releases heat the quickest? Options: water, land, they are the same

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land

Front

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds? Options: the moon, the Sun, the Earth's surface, the rotation of the Earth

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the Sun

Front

When Earth's rotation causes the wind to curve

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Coriolis effect