Atmosphere Unit Test

Approximately 21% of the earth's atmosphere is this gas

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon Dioxide

This layer shields life from ultraviolet radiation from the sun

• Ozone layer

• Aurora Borealis

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

The layer above the stratosphere where the temperature begins to fall again

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

This layer contains 75% of the atmospheric gases and is where weather occurs

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Pressure zone generally associated with cool, dry weather

• Cold Pressure

• Low Pressure

• High Pressure

• Hot Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Current state of the atmosphere, including short-term variation such as temperature and precipitation

• Weather

• Front

• High Pressure

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Pressure zone generally associated with warm, wet weather

• Low pressure

• Cold pressure

• High pressure

• Hot pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The long term weather patterns

• Weather

• Front

• Low pressure

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is layer where the auroras form

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere