Environmental Science Atmosphere

1. Earth's weather occurs in the __________________.

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• ionosphere

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2. The stratosphere is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth.

• True

• False

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3. Oxygen makes up 78 % of the Earth's atmosphere.

• True

• False

4. As altitude decreases, air pressure......

• decreases.

• stays the same.

• increases.

5. The ___________________ is the layer of the atmosphere where gases are the densest.

• troposphere

• exosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

6. Temperatures increase in the stratosphere because of the ______________________.

• increase in ions.

• presence of the ozone layer.

• absence of temperature gradients.

• decrease in altitude.

7. As altitude in the troposphere increases, temperature.....

• increases.

• decreases.

• stays the same.

8. ________________ is the force of air on objects.

• Air pressure

• Air temperature

• Altitude

• Ozone pressure

9. Most of the atmosphere is ___________.

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• helium

10.Which of the following statements about the Earth's atmosphere is NOT true?

• The atmosphere serves as a blanket that keeps temperatures warm.

• We would be better off without the atmosphere since there wouldn't be a climate crisis then.

• Part of the atmosphere shields us from the sun's UV rays.

• Life forms depend on the gases available in the atmosphere.

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