Ch. 12 Sect 1 & 2 Review

These are created when ions from the Sun strike air molecules:

• auroras

• water vapor

• radiation

• ozone

Which of the following statements is true?

• At high altitudes, air pressure increases.

• At high altitudes, air pressure decreases.

• At high altitudes, there are fewer oxygen molecules

• At high altitudes, temperature increases.

Earth's atmosphere contains oxygen. This is because of a process called:

• Ozone

• Meteoris

• Photosynthesis

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere.

• oxygen

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

Ozone protects humans from what?

• ultraviolet rays

• auroras

• nitrogen

• visible light

Where would you find a lower temperature?

• at the base of a mountain

• at the top of a mountain

• at the equator

• submerged in water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In the troposphere, which gas plays an important role in weather?

• argon

• oxygen

• water vapor

• nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Rank the layers from lowest to highest altitude:

• exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• troposphere, ionosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere

• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

Which atmospheric layers protect Earth from meteors?

• mesosphere and thermosphere

• stratosphere and exosphere

• troposphere and stratosphere

• troposphere and exosphere

Energy that reaches Earth from the Sun is MOSTLY what?

• ultraviolet light

• visible light

• infrared radiation

• thermal