Air and Atmosphere

What is the Atmosphere?

• A layer of gases that surround the earth.This is a wrong answer

• The atmosphere is like a blanket that keeps the earth warm.

• It is what allows life to live on the earth.This is a wrong answer

• All of these are true.This is a correct answer

Which list contains the layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to Earth to farthest from Earth?

• Thermosphere, Exosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Exosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere

What is the name of the force that air exerts on all objects?

• Altitude

• Density

• Air Pressure

• Infrared Radiation

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Which 2 gases are most common in Earth's atmosphere?

• Carbon Dioxide (C02) & Nitrogen (N2)

• Oxygen (O2) & Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

• Water Vapor (H2O) & Oxygen (O2)

• Nitrogen (N2) and Oxygen (O2)

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Which image represents warm air molecules?

• High Density

• Low Density

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As you move from a high altitude to a low altitude, air pressure will

• Stay the same

• increase

• decrease

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As you move higher in the Troposphere, the temperature

• increases.

• decreases.

• stays the same.

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Why does a hot air balloon rise into the sky?

• the heated air inside the balloon is less dense than the cooler air under the balloon.

• the heated air inside the balloon is the same density as the air around the balloon.

• the heated air inside the balloon is less dense than the cooler air around the balloon.

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As an air mass is heated, what happens to its volume?

• It will remain the same.

• It will increase.

• It will decrease.

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If you are cooking noodles while camping in the mountains, the noodles would take longer to cook because...

• the water will boil at a higher temperature because the air pressure is lower.

• the water will boil at a lower temperature because the the air pressure is lower.

• the water will boil at the same temperature. You just don't want to eat yet.

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