Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate

The atmosphere is

• The gases dissolved in liquid around a planet

• The gases trapped in rock formations around a planet

• The layer of gases that surrounds a planet

• The gas that is found among interstellar debris

______ and ______ are the two major atmospheric gases

• carbon; oxygen

• nitrogen; oxygen

• helium; carbon

• nitrogen; helium

Air pressure __________ as the altitude increases.

• stays the same

• increases

• decreases

• does not exist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Starting from the lowest in altitude to highest in altitude, Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere,

is the correct order of the atmospheric layers

• True

• False

Weather (rain, wind, snow ect) is found in this layer

• exosphere

• troposphere

• ionsphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The Stratosphere contains ____________-

• The N zone layer

• The ozone layer

• The brick layer

• The ionic layer

The mesosphere is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

• True

• False

You can see the _______ in the thermosphere when youre near the north pole

• weather

• Aurora

• Ozone

• satellites

The process of Convection moves air masses causing

• Radiation

• Wind

• Gravity

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Troposphere and the stratosphere contain the ________ ,a quick moving current of air that is found at the boundary between them.

• Jet Stream

• Air Stream

• Main Stream

• Gamer Stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6