Higher Atmosphere
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Geography
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10th - 12th Grade
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J Gillies
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer of atmosphere is found closest to the Earth's surface?
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer of atmosphere is found furthest from the earth's surface?
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Mesosphere
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The troposphere contains 75% of all the mass of the atmosphere (so most of the gas) and nearly all of the water vapour and particles.
Which gas is most abundant in the troposphere?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Water vapour
Nitrogen
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term do we use to describe the sun's energy that reaches Earth's atmosphere?
Heat
Insolation
Radiation
Insulation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
48% of the insolation that reaches earth is absorbed or reflected before it reaches Earth's Surface. What percentage is absorbed by the atmosphere (clouds, water vapour, gases and dust)?
23%
8%
17%
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
48% of the insolation that reaches earth is absorbed or reflected before it reaches Earth's Surface. What percentage is reflected by clouds?
23%
8%
17%
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
48% of the insolation that reaches earth is absorbed or reflected before it reaches Earth's Surface. What percentage is reflected by Atmospheric gases and dust?
23%
8%
17%
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
52% of the insolation reaches Earth's surface where 46% is absorbed by the land and water. The remaining 6% is reflected back into the atmosphere as what type of energy?
Short wave radiation
Long wave radiation
Solar radiation
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which of these locations would the albedo effect be strongest?
Antarctica
The Amazon rain forest
The Highlands of Scotland
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