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Earth’s Atmosphere

Earth’s Atmosphere

Assessment

Presentation

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Dana Wallach

Used 456+ times

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7 Slides • 9 Questions

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Earth’s Atmosphere

This week I am learning about the atmosphere, so that I can understand how it impacts life on Earth.  

I’ll know it when I can understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Open Ended

Why is Earth's atmosphere important?

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Multiple Choice

Select the correct percentages of gases in Earth's atmosphere.

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78% Oxygen

21% Nitrogen

1% Other Gases

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78% Oxygen

21% Carbon Dioxide

1% Nitrogen

3

78% Nitrogen

21% Oxygen

1% Other Gases

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Multiple Choice

In which layer of Earth's atmosphere does weather occur?

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Exosphere

2

Thermosphere

3

Mesosphere

4

Stratosphere

5

Troposphere

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Multiple Choice

In which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer located?

1

Exosphere

2

Thermosphere

3

Mesosphere

4

Stratosphere

5

Troposphere

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Open Ended

Why is the ozone layer important?

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Multiple Choice

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the coldest?

1

Exosphere

2

Thermosphere

3

Mesosphere

4

Stratosphere

5

Troposphere

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Multiple Choice

In which layer of Earth's atmosphere do satellites orbit?

1

Thermosphere

2

Mesosphere

3

Stratosphere

4

Troposphere

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Multiple Choice

At which location would air pressure be the greatest?

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1) at the bottom of the mountain

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2) half way up the mountain

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3) at the top of the mountain

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Open Ended

What else would you like to learn about Earth's atmosphere? What questions do you have about Earth's atmosphere?

Earth’s Atmosphere

This week I am learning about the atmosphere, so that I can understand how it impacts life on Earth.  

I’ll know it when I can understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of Earth’s atmosphere.

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