AP Air basics vocab

Which level of the atmosphere are you sitting in?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which level of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Weather occurs in which level of the atmosphere?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which layer of the atmosphere is the air most dense?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors usually burn-out?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmospheric layers from Earth's surface (#1) going upwards towards space (#4)?

• 1. 1. troposphere -

  2. 2. stratosphere -

  3. 3. mesosphere -

  4. 4. thermosphere

• 1. 1. stratosphere -

  2. 2. mesosphere -

  3. 3. thermosphere -

  4. 4. troposphere

• 1. 1. mesosphere -

  2. 2. thermosphere -

  3. 3. troposphere -

  4. 4. stratosphere

• 1. 1. stratosphere -

  2. 2. troposphere -

  3. 3. mesosphere -

  4. 4. thermosphere

The majority of every breath you take is

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• pollution

Which of the following is the composition of our atmosphere?

• 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% other

• 75% Oxygen, 24% Nitrogen, 1% other

• 50% Oxygen, 25% carbon dioxide, 25% nitrogen

• 90% Nitrogen, 10% Oxygen

Which of the following are included in the 1% "other" gasses in our atmosphere?

• argon, CO2, water vapor

• nitrogen, pollutants, CO2

• oxygen, Neon, Helium

• water vapor, CO2, oxygen

A car is an example of

• a mobile source

• a stationary source

• a primary pollutant

• a secondary pollutant

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4