Environmental Science Chapter 3 Dynamic Earth Review

WHAT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT GAS IN THE ATMOSPHERE?

• •OXYGEN
• •NITROGEN
• CARBON DIOXIDE
• •ARGON

THE LOCATION OF VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY ARE RELATED TO ___________.

• •GEOGRAPHY
• •OCEAN RIDGES
• • PLATE BOUNDARIES
• CRACKS IN THE EARTH’S CRUST

WHICH LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS CLOSEST TO THE EARTH?

• THERMOSPHERE
• •MESOSPHERE
• •STRATOSPHERE
• • TROPOSPHERE

WHICH LAYER OF THE ATOMOSPHERE DOES WEATHER OCCUR?

• A)TROPOSPHERE
• STRATOPSHERE
• MESOPHERE
• THERMOSPHERE

MOST OF THE AIR THAT MAKES UP THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE IS FOUND IN THE _________.

• TROPOSPHERE AND STRATOSPHERE
• •STRATOSPHERE AND MESOSPHERE
• MESOSPHERE AND THERMOSPHERE
• •TROPOSHERE AND THERMOSPHERE

WHICH LAYER OF THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE CONTAINS THE OZONE LAYER?

• •STRATOSPHERE
• •TROPOSPHERE
• •MESOPHERE
• •THERMOSPHERE

ACCORDING TO TEMPERATURE RANGES IN THE ATMOSPHERE, HOW MANY LAYERS ARE THERE?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

THE RING OF FIRE IS _______________.

• THE POD OF VOLCANOES IN THE PACIFIC OCEANS.
• THE CIRCLE OF VOLCANOES IN THE PACIFIC OCEANS.
• A VOLCANIC LOOP
• A RING OF FIRE CAUSED BY OIL SPILLS

WHICH STATE IN THE UNITED STATES IS AT A HIGH RISK OF EARTHQUAKES

• North Carolina
• Florida
• California
• Louisiana

WHICH LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS THE COLDEST?

• MESOPHERE
• LITHOSPHERE
• THERMOSPHERE
• TROPOSPHERE