Earth's Atmosphere Review

Why is the ozone layer so important?

• a) It traps most of the sun's heat.

• b) It allows ultraviolet rays to warm the stratosphere.

• c) It contains most of the earth's oxygen.

• d) It blocks harmful rays from the sun.

If you wanted to fly through a cloud, which atmospheric layer would you fly through?

• a) The ionosphere

• b) The exosphere

• c) The troposphere

• d) The mesophere

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Place the following atmospheric layers in order, from lowest to highest: A) Exosphere; B) Stratosphere;

C) Troposphere

• a) C, B, A

• b) B, A, C

• c) A, C, B

• d) C, A, B

What layer of the atmosphere do you live?

• a) Mesophere

• b) Troposphere

• c) Stratosphere

• d) Exosphere

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What might happen if the earth didn't have an atmosphere?

• a) Everything would go flying off into space.

• b) The earth's rotation would stop.

• c) The seasons would be longer.

• d) We wouldn't be able to breathe.

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Which gas makes up the most of the atmosphere

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Water Vapor

Atmosphere is a layer of gas that surrounds Earth.

• True

• False