Earth's Atmosphere

What is the atmosphere?

• It is another name for outer space.

• Layer of gases that surround the Earth

• The name of a trendy restaurant

• The first layer of the Earth's crust

Which of the following best describes the Earth's atmosphere?

• A big blanket absorbing the Sun's heat.

• A thin towel that does very little to protect the Earth.

• A large cloud that generates the Earth's electromagnetic field.

• An empty space.

What is the ozone layer?

• The layer of the Earth below the crust

• The layer of the atmosphere that we breathe

• A portion of the Earth's atmosphere that protects the Earth from radiation

• All of the above

What two elements make up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere?

• Oxygen and hydrogen

• Hydrogen and nitrogen

• Carbon and oxygen

• Nitrogen and oxygen

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is where most meteors burn up upon entry?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the outermost layer and where the atmosphere is the thinnest?

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the layer next to the Earth?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Ionosphere

• Mesosphere

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is heated by the Sun hitting the ozone layer?

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

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What layer of the Earth's atmosphere has a very thin atmosphere, but can also become very hot?

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Ionosphere

In what layer of the Earth's atmosphere do satellites orbit?

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere