Earth's Atmosphere
Authored by Lauren West
Other Sciences
7th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively covers Earth's atmosphere, focusing on atmospheric composition, structure, and properties appropriate for 7th grade Earth science students. The questions assess students' understanding of the four main atmospheric layers (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere), the relative abundance of atmospheric gases (nitrogen at 78%, oxygen at 21%, and trace gases at 1%), and key atmospheric phenomena including the ozone layer's protective function and pressure-altitude relationships. Students need to understand that atmospheric layers are classified by temperature changes, that air pressure decreases with altitude, that the troposphere contains most atmospheric mass and weather systems, and that the stratosphere houses the protective ozone layer. The quiz also requires students to apply these concepts to real-world scenarios, such as predicting conditions during mountain climbing and evaluating planetary atmospheres for human habitability. Created by Lauren West, an Other Sciences teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes throughout an atmospheric science unit, working effectively as a pre-assessment to gauge prior knowledge, formative assessment during instruction, or summative review before major testing. The variety of question types allows teachers to identify specific misconceptions about gas percentages, layer characteristics, and pressure-altitude relationships while reinforcing essential vocabulary and scientific reasoning skills. Teachers can use this quiz for warm-up activities by selecting 3-5 questions daily, assign it as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or deploy it as a station activity during review sessions. The content directly supports NGSS MS-ESS2-5 (collecting data to provide evidence for how motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions) and MS-ESS2-6 (developing and using a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The temperature in the stratosphere ________.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.
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