The Atmosphere and Heat Transfer

The envelope of gases that surround the earth is

• lithospere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• ozone

The exosphere is the outer layer of the

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

The ozone layer is located in the

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

The layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs is the

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What percent of the atmosphere is made of trace gases?

• 78%

• 21%

• 1%

• 100%

The ozone layer protects living things on Earth from

• infrared rays

• ultraviolet radiation

• carbon dioxide

• visible light

The ionosphere is responsible for

• radio waves bouncing back to earth

• burning of meteoroids

• the absorption of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun

• violent weather

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The ____ contains almost all of the mass of the atmosphere.

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

The space shuttle and the international space station orbit in the

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere