Atmosphere Quiz

What are the two most common gases found throughout the atmospheric layers?

• carbon dioxide and oxygen
• ozone and water vapor
• nitrogen and oxygen
• carbon dioxide and nitrogen

How does the ozone layer help life on Earth?

• It produces oxygen for the atmosphere
• It protects Earth from meteors
  It protects the Earth from meteors
• It absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation from the Sun
• It reflects most of the Sun's radiation to keep the planet cool

In which atmospheric layer does all weather occur?

• exosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What atmospheric layer contains the ozone?

• exosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere

When a person climbs a mountain, what happens to the air pressure around him?

• It decreases
• It increases
• It remains constant
• It decreases, then increases

Where does the greatest atmospheric pressure occur?

• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere

Which is the correct sequence of atmospheric layers from the lowest altitude to highest?

• mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• exosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
• stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere, thermosphere

A student described a layer of the atmosphere in the list.  1. This is the coldest layer.  2. Meteors burn up in this layer. 3. Nitrogen and oxygen are found in this layer.Which layer of the atmosphere is described? 

• exosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere
  trop

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

 Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?

• Deforestation
• Agriculture
• Burning fossil fuels
• Respiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5