Atmosphere Quiz

A student described a layer of the atmosphere in the list.  1. This is the coldest layer.  2. Meteors burn up in this layer. 3. Nitrogen and oxygen are found in this layer.Which layer of the atmosphere is described? 

• exosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere
  trop

What are the two most common gases found throughout the atmospheric layers?

• carbon dioxide and oxygen
• ozone and water vapor
• nitrogen and oxygen
• carbon dioxide and nitrogen

How does the ozone layer help life on Earth?

• It produces oxygen for the atmosphere
• It protects Earth from meteors
  It protects the Earth from meteors
• It absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation from the Sun
• It reflects most of the Sun's radiation to keep the planet cool

In which atmospheric layer does all weather occur?

• exosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere

What atmospheric layer contains the ozone?

• exosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere

Where does the greatest atmospheric pressure occur?

• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere

When a person climbs a mountain, what happens to the air pressure around him?

• It decreases
• It increases
• It remains constant
• It decreases, then increases

Which is the correct sequence of atmospheric layers from the lowest altitude to highest?

• mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• exosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
• stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere, thermosphere

Which example is a form of precipitation?

• dew
• fog
• frost
• hail

Rain and snow are two forms of precipitation that fall on Earth's surface. Which factor is responsible for there being different forms of precipitation?

• evaporation
  ev
• runoff
  runoff
• temperature
  temperature
• transpiration