3.2 Notes - Atmosphere

3.2 Notes - Atmosphere

Multiple Choice

What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Hydrogen

Multiple Choice

What is atmospheric dust needed to make?

• Pollution

• Wind

• Water

• Clouds

Open Ended

What is the main purpose of the atmopshere?

Multiple Choice

What type of gases help keep the planet insulated?

• Greenhouse gases

• Inert gases

• Ozone

• Nitrogen

Multiple Choice

What layer of the Earth do we find most Earth's living organisms?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• thermosphere

• Mesosphere

Multiple Choice

What layer of the Earth do we find the ozone layer?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• thermosphere

• Mesosphere

Multiple Choice

What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• thermosphere

• Mesosphere

Multiple Choice

What is the hottest and thinnest layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• thermosphere

• Mesosphere

Multiple Choice

What is the greenhouse effect?

• Effect of greenhouse radiation on earth

• Effect of greenhouse gases on humidity

• Effect of greenhouses on landscapes

• Insulating effect of greenhouse gasses

Multiple Choice

Does energy from the sun go straight through the atmosphere or is it directly absorbed by gasses in the atmosphere?

• Directly absorbed

• Passes straight through

Open Ended

Explain how the Earth's atmosphere is warmed via the greenhouse effect