Atmosphere Review

Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• Argon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide

The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,

• True
• False

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?

• Nitrogen
• Ozone
• Water Vapor
• carbon dioxide

What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?

• Altitude
• Atmosphere
• Meteors
• Air Pressure

What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere

The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.

• altitude
• density
• composition
• temperature

James plans to climb to the top of Mount Everest.  Which of the following statements about his climb will be the most accurate?

• Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will increase.
• Air pressure will fall and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
• Air pressure will rise and the temperature on a thermometer will decrease.
• Air pressure and thermometer will not change.

Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

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Where the warm and cold air meet and stall, clouds and fog form, and it may rain or snow.  It could bring many days of clouds and precipitation.  

• Warm Front
• Cold Front
• Occluded Front 
• Stationary Front