Unit 4: Weather & Climate Review

Which layer of the atmosphere includes the ozone layer?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere where most meteoroids burn up?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is where most weather occurs?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A _____________ is the instrument used to measure air pressure.

• thermometer

• barometer

• psychrometer

• Doppler radar

Select 2 gases in the atmosphere that are essential for life.

• sulfur

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• hydrogen

As altitude increases, air pressure and density ____________.

• decreases

• increases

• remains the same

As Earth completes one orbit around the sun, it has completed one

• rotation

• year

• revolution

• both b & c

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following lists all the zones in the correct order, starting at the North Pole and ending at the South Pole?

• polar, temperate, tropic, polar

• polar, temperate, tropic, temperate, polar

• polar, tropic, temperate, polar

• polar, tropic, temperate, tropic, polar

Earth's atmosphere is heated mainly by

• heat that travels directly from the sun.

• visible light as it passes through the air.

• reflected sunlight.

• energy reradiated by Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4