Earth's Atmosphere

___________ is the condition of the atmosphere and how it behaves over long periods of time.

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Meteorology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

_______________ is the atmospheric conditions over a short period of time, reported as a forecast.

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Argon

What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Argon

In what layer of the atmosphere do meteors appear in (start to burn up)?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

What is the only layer of the atmosphere that contains water vapor, therefore being the only layer that experiences weather?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which atmospheric layer is the closest to Earth's surface?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Ionosphere

• Exosphere

What layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer in?

• Lithosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• It's not in one, it has its own

The process of going from a gas to a liquid is called what (forms clouds)?

• evaporation

• sublimation

• condensation

• vacation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The _____ protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.

• Troposphere

• Ozone Layer

• Exosphere

• Minions