Come Rain or Come Shine

Come Rain or Come Shine

Post-Reading Exercise​

Reorder the earth atmosphere

From Lowest to Highest​

Reorder

Reorder the following earth atmosphere. (Form lowest to highest)

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the following

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere and exosphere

Weather that affects our day-to-day lives.

not thoroughly understood by meteorologists.

Special cloud and lightning can occur in the layer

Most people think of these layers as part of space

• Weather that affects our day-to-day lives.

• not thoroughly understood by meteorologists.

• Special cloud and lightning can occur in the layer

• Most people think of these layers as part of space

Mark each statement as true (T), false (F), or inferred (I) according to the passage.

Reading Comprehension

Multiple Choice

1. The earth’s atmosphere is divided into five layers.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

2. Thermometers are used to measure the atmospheric pressure.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

3. During the twentieth century, advances in technology helped scientists to learn more about the earth’s atmosphere.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

4. A low pressure system is formed when air molecules move faster and farther away from each other.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Multiple Choice

5. Meteorologists generally understand the events that happen in the stratosphere.

• True

• False

• Inferred

Choose the best answer.

Multiple Choice

1. Why do meteorologists NOT know much about the mesosphere?

• (A) The mesosphere was only discovered about ten years ago.

• (B) Not many instruments can reach that part of the atmosphere.

• (C) The mesosphere’s weather is very violent and therefore dangerous to study.

• (D) The mesosphere tends to change position depending on the weather.

Multiple Choice

2. What is the purpose of paragraph 7?

• (A) To explain why scientists don’t know much about the mesosphere

• (B) To mention a few interesting things that scientists know about the mesosphere

• (C) To explain how scientists plan to learn more about the mesosphere in the future

• (D) To explain why the mesosphere is the least important layer of the atmosphere

Multiple Choice

3. All of the following are true according to paragraph 8 EXCEPT

• (A) The mesosphere and the thermosphere are above the exosphere.

• (B) The thermosphere and the exosphere are very thin layers of the atmosphere.

• (C) Most people consider the thermosphere and the exosphere to be part of space.

• (D) Air molecules in the thermosphere and the exosphere don’t often strike each other.

Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

Fill in the Blank

Meteorologists study the different layers of the 1 _______________ to better understand weather patterns.

Fill in the Blank

Equipment such as thermometers and 2 _______________ are useful for studying the troposphere.

Fill in the Blank

Above this 3 _______________ is the stratosphere, where the jet stream blows.

Fill in the Blank

The jet stream 4 _______________ fronts in lower atmosphere.

Fill in the Blank

The next layer of the atmosphere is harder to study because planes can’t fly there and 5 _______________ orbit above the layer.

Choose the correct definition of the word in bold.

Multiple Choice

1. The most basic of these tools is the thermometer.

• (A) an instrument that measures humidity

• (B) an instrument that measures air pressure

• (C) an instrument that measures temperature

Multiple Choice

2. When temperatures increase, air molecules move faster and farther from each other.

• (A) articles

• (B) particles

• (C) gases

Multiple Choice

3. Satellites circle the earth above the top of the mesosphere.

• (A) instruments that sound like a drum

• (B) instruments that travel around a planet

• (C) instruments that can go deep underground

Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blanks.

Multiple Choice

1. The __________ was thick with smoke from the fires that burned many miles away.

• (A) atmosphere

• (B) barometer

• (C) data

• (D) height

Multiple Choice

2. My uncle checks his __________ every day and records the pressure on his calendar.

• (A) influence

• (B) barometer

• (C) height

• (D) layer

Multiple Choice

3. The scientists spent a year gathering __________ before presenting their findings.

• (A) mesosphere

• (B) fronts

• (C) data

• (D) variation

Multiple Choice

4. At the __________ of her career, the actress was making millions of dollars per film.

• (A) pressure

• (B) region

• (C) responsible

• (D) height

Multiple Choice

5. Her mother __________ all her decisions in life.

• (A) observes

• (B) responsible for

• (C) influences

• (D) collects

Underline the correct word or phrase in parentheses.

Multiple Choice

1. Hail, (a hard form of precipitation / a question asked by students), damaged the roof.

• a hard form of precipitation

• a question asked by students

Multiple Choice

2. The jet stream, (fast moving air in the stratosphere / an airport’s busiest place), flows from west to east.

• fast moving air in the stratosphere

• an airport’s busiest place

Multiple Choice

3. The first baseman, (a confused rat / a tall thin fellow), was responsible for making the last out of the game.

• a confused rat

• a tall thin fellow

Multiple Choice

4. My father, (the bravest man I know / the brightest idea I have), influenced me to join the army.

• the bravest man I know

• the brightest idea I have

Multiple Choice

5. The surface of Mars, (a god of Roman mythology / the fourth planet), is dry and rocky.

• a god of Roman mythology

• the fourth planet