Atmosphere Review

How is the atmosphere of earth like a jacket

• It keeps our planet warm from the coldness of space

• It cools the planet down

• the earth supports plant life

• The atmosphere allows in heat but traps light

The mesosphere is the ___________ layer even though this is where meteors burn up.

• highest

• lowest

• hottest

• coldest

This is a protective layer of oxygen found in the stratosphere that keeps us safe from UV light

• Ozone layer

• Greenhouse layer

• Exosphere

• Mesospheric Zone

What is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest?

• exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

All weather events take place in this layer

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The hottest layer of the atmosphere is:

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

The layer that extends into space where there are very few air molecules

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere would be most dense?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere would be least dense?

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

The composition of our air is made up mainly of which two gases?

• Nitrogen and Helium

• Nitrogen and Oxygen

• Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen and Methane