ESS - Meteorology - Atmosphere Composition and Layers

Air is a combination of what and what?

• Milk and honey
• Gases and particles
• Liquids and solids
• Plasma and radiation

What gas is fairly constant in its concentration in the atmosphere over time?

• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Ozone
• Water vapor

What gas is fairly constant in its concentration in the atmosphere over time?

• Carbon Dioxide
• Ozone
• Water vapor
• Oxygen

The concentration of atmospheric water vapor does vary with the seasons.

• true
• false

The concentration of atmospheric water vapor does vary with the surface beneath the air.

• true
• false

The concentration of atmospheric water vapor does not vary with the altitude of the air.

• true
• false

The concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased in the last 150 years.

• true
• false

The concentration of the ozone layer does not vary with the seasons.

• true
• false

Ozone is a combination of what and what?

• Carbon dioxide gas and oxygen gas
• Oxygen atom and oxygen molecule
• Hydrogen atom and hydroxide ion
• Carbon atom and oxygen molecule

What does the ozone layer blocks from reaching the Earth's surface?

• Infrared radiation
• Radiowaves
• Ultraviolet rays
• Visibile light