EEn 2.5 Atmosphere Review

atmospheric data collected over many years is called 

• weather
• climate
• precipitation
• forecast

The state of the atmosphere at any given time is called

• climate
• weather
• forecast
• precipitation

the two primary gasses that make up the atmosphere are

• oxygen and carbon dioxide
• nitrogen and carbon dioxide
• ozone and oxygen
• oxygen and nitrogen

The ozone layer protects us from

• the solar wind
• solar flares
• Ultra Violet Radiation
• extreme temperatures

The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the Earth's surface and contains all weather is called

• ionosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

The layer of the atmosphere that contains the jet stream and the ozone layer is the 

• troposphere
• ionosphere
• stratosphere
• mesopsphere

meteors burn up in what layer of the atmosphere

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• ozonosphere

The auroras happen when solar flares interact with ions in what layer of the atmosphere

• troposphere
• straosphere
• thermosphere
• ozonosphere

Seasons are caused by

• variations in Earth's orbit
• the tilt of the Earth
• variations in energy emitted from the sun
• weather patterns

What happens to most of incoming solar radiation?

• It's reflected into space
• It's absorbed by the atmosphere
• It's absorbed by the land and sea
• It's reflected by clouds