Weather Vocabulary Review #1 Air, Atmosphere, Heat Transfer

78% of the gas that makes up the atmosphere is ________? 

• Oxygen 
• Ozone 
• Nitrogen 
• Carbon Dioxide

Which of the following is the second major gas that makes up the atmosphere, about 21%? 

• Nitrogen 
• Oxygen 
• Carbon Dioxide 
• Carbon Monoxide 

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above

This tool is used to measure air pressure

• Mercury Barometer 
• Aneroid Barometer 
• Both are correct

All weather occurs in which layer of the atmosphere? 

• Troposphere 
• Thermosphere 
• Mesosphere 
• Stratosphere 

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the Jet Stream? 

• Troposphere 
• Mesosphere 
• Thermosphere 
• Stratosphere 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer of the atmosphere protects Earth from meteoroids? 

• Stratosphere 
• Mesosphere 
• Troposphere 
• Thermosphere 

Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest? 

• Thermosphere 
• Mesosphere 
• Stratosphere 
• Troposphere 

How many parts does the Thermosphere contain? 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which part of the Thermosphere contains electorally charged particles that are responsible for the auroras? 

• Ionosphere 
• Exosphere 
• Mesosphere 
• Stratosphere