Atmosphere Quiz

What are the two most common gases found throughout the atmospheric layers?

• carbon dioxide and oxygen

• ozone and water vapor

• nitrogen and oxygen

• carbon dioxide and nitrogen

How does the ozone layer help life on Earth?

• It produces oxygen for the atmosphere

• It protects Earth from meteors
  It protects the Earth from meteors

• It absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

• It reflects most of the Sun's radiation to keep the planet cool

In which atmospheric layer does all weather occur?

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

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What atmospheric layer contains the ozone?

• exosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

Where does the greatest atmospheric pressure occur?

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

When a person climbs a mountain, what happens to the air pressure around him?

• It decreases

• It increases

• It remains constant

• It decreases, then increases

Which is the correct sequence of atmospheric layers from the lowest altitude to highest?

• mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• exosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere, thermosphere

Which example is a form of precipitation?

• dew

• fog

• frost

• hail

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Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• Argon

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

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What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?

• 1%

• 21%

• 78%

• 90%

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