The Atmosphere

How does air pressure change as you climb a mountain?

• it decreases (less air pressure)

• it increases (more air pressure)

• stays the same

• the temperature gets warmer

Elevation, or how high up you are, is also called ...

• altitude
• atmosphere
• height
• decreasing

Which temperature of air weighs more?

• warm

• cold

What protects Earth from ultraviolet rays from the sun?

• ozone layer

• mesosphere

• air pressure

• troposphere

In what layer would you find the ozone layer?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

The Northern Lights occur in which layer?

• mesosphere
• exosphere
• thermosphere
• stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What layer comes next:
Troposphere - 
stratosphere -
?????

• mesosphere
• exosphere
• thermosphere
• ionosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

What layer of the atmosphere is closest to outer space?

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

In what layer of the atmosphere would you find clouds and weather?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6