Atmosphere and Air Pressure

Pressure is the effect of

• the weight of all the air above pressing down
• water vapor in the atmosphere
• greenhouse gases
• solar radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which choice lists 3 layers of the atmosphere ordered from farthest from Earth's surface to closest to Earth's surface?

• mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere

• exosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere

• exosphere, mesosphere, troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

As altitude (height) increases, air pressure

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

What is a blanket of gases surrounding the Earth, protecting the Earth called?

• ozone

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• blanket

What does the air consist of?

• molecules
• helium
• density
• weather

What is altitude?

• how much something weighs
• the distance above sea level
• how big something is
• how far away something is

78% of earth's atmosphere is composed of ______________.

• methane
• oxygen
• argon
• nitrogen

Which level of the atmosphere do you see weather, clouds, rain, etc?

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone?

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere