Layers of atmosphere and weather instruments review

The lowest layer, where weather occurs is called the ___________________________.

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Airplanes fly in which 2 layers of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere and Stratosphere

• Stratosphere and Mesosphere

• Mesosphere and Thermosphere

• Thermosphere and Troposphere

What weather instrument is used to measure air pressure?

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Rain Gauge

What weather instrument is used to measure wind speed?

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Rain Gauge

What weather instrument is used to measure wind direction?

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Rain Gauge

The __________ separates the troposphere and the stratosphere

• stratopause

• mesopause

• thermopause

• tropopause

Most of the weather formation happens here

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is the most common gas found in the air we breathe?

• Helium

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

What is the force exerted on the surface of the Earth by the weight of the atmosphere?

• Gravity

• The ozone

• Atmospheric pressure

• The stratosphere

As altitude increases, pressure _______________.

• Increases

• Decreases