Atmosphere Quiz Review

Which layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs?

• Mesosphere

• Ionosphere

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

What is the most abundant and second most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Nitrogen, then carbon dioxide

• Oxygen, then nitrogen

• Nitrogen, then oxygen

• Oxygen, then carbon dioxide

What is the outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere?

• Exosphere

• Ionosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere has the hottest temperatures?

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere has the coldest temperatures?

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?

• Remains the same

• The atmosphere has no air pressure

• It increases

• It decreases

In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Humans have altered the composition of Earth's atmosphere by

• Making the air pressure drop

• Making the air temperature drop

• Polluting it with excess ozone

• Polluting it with carbon dioxide gas

In which layer of the atmosphere do satellites orbit the Earth? (Check all that apply)

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere