Atmosphere

The atmosphere is made up primarily of 

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Water Vapor

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• ozone

• nitrogen

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What is the thickness of Earth's atmosphere?

• 1800 miles

• 60 miles

• 6000 kilometers

• 0.6 miles

Gas in the atmosphere that protects the Earth from the Sun's rays

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• ozone

• nitrogen

The highest layer of the atmosphere is

• troposhphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• exosphere

Select the natural form of air pollution.

• CFC's
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Forest Fires
• Paints and Solvents

Air pollution causes all of the following, except

• holes in the ozone layer

• increased particles in the air

• acid rain

• healthy air to breath

• smog

How do humans cause air pollution?

• driving on dirt roads

• burning fossil fuels (coal, oil)

• using solar power

• driving electric cars

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What is the main cause of air pollution?

• plowing fields and releasing dust

• using solar power

• burning fossil fuels

• using water power

Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called

• global warming

• photosynthesis

• smog

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