Earth's Atmosphere

Identify the most common gases found in Earth's atmosphere.

• carbon dioxide

• argon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

Identify the gas within Earth's atmosphere that is classified as greenhouse gas.

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• argon

• carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Explain how does the ozone layer helps life on Earth?

• Produces oxygen for atmosphere.

• Protects Earth from meteors.

• Absorbs damaging radiation from the sun.

• Reflects most of the sun's radiation to keep Earth cool.

Identify the atmospheric layer that contains the ozone.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Recall the layer where the greatest atmospheric pressure occurs.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What happens to the air pressure around a person, when they climb a mountain?

• increase

• decrease

• stays the same

• decrease and then increase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why does all weather occur in troposphere?

• temperatures are warmer within the layer

• ozone protects layer from radiation

• largest, most stable layer

• water vapor condenses and precipitates before it can escape the layer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Identify the layer of atmosphere that is an extension from thermosphere.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• ionosphere

Which sequences option shows order of increasing atmospheric pressure?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• exosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, exosphere

Identify the warmest layer of atmosphere, which is warmer than layer below it.

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• exosphere

• thermosphere