Global Change- Atmosphere Quiz

Climate is the average of the weather in a region over a long period of time.

• true

• false

Temperatures of locations in winter don’t get quite as cold as nearby places away from bodies of water.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The troposphere is composed of approximately 60% Oxygen, 39% nitrogen and 1% other gases.

• true

• false

The ozone layer is:

• below the mesosphere and above the troposphere.

• below the troposphere and above the stratosphere.

• above the stratosphere and below the mesosphere.

• above the troposphere and below the stratosphere.

This represents

• Climate

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This represents

• climate

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layers of gas around the earth

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• stratosphere

Any gas in the atmosphere that absorbs infrared radiation from the earth

• greenhouse effect

• greenhouse gas

• carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Earth's water

• Lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Gases and clouds in the Earth's atmosphere trap infrared radiation from the earth's surface and radiate it back

• greenhouse effect

• greenhouse gas

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5