Science Quiz 5-A

The weight of air is called ________________.

• gravity

• atmosphere

• air pressure

Air pressure is measured with a ___________.

• barameter

• thermometer

• anemometer

As altitude increases, air pressure ________________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Weather occurs in the _____, the first layer of the atmosphere.

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

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______________ protects the surface of the earth from the sun's harmful rays.

• ozone

• air pressure

• carbon dioxide

The condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time is ___________.

• weather

• crazy

• altitude

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The measurement of the distance above sea level is _____________________.

• weather

• gravity

• altitude

Air is a mixture of nitrogen, ___________, carbon dioxide, and other gases.

• hydrogen

• water

• oxygen

The thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surround and protect the earth is the ___________.

• ozone layer

• altitude

• atmosphere

The atmosphere is held close to the earth by _______________________.

• the sun

• gravity

• my super strong arms