QUIZ: Earth’s Atmosphere and the Greenhouse Effect

Identify Item #1

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

Identify Item #2

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Identify Item #3

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon Dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

The most abundant element in the atmosphere is:

The ozone layer is located in the:

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

Which molecule is an ozone molecule:

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following is an ozone molecule:

• N₂

• CO₂

• O₃

• NO₂

• O₂

Write "ozone" where the ozone layer can be found:

Draw an ozone molecule (label each atom with the correct symbol)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following bests describes the importance of the ozone layer as it pertains to life on Earth:

• The ozone layer is not important. Life would not change at all if it were removed.

• Life on Earth could not exist without the ozone layer absorbing the infrared radiation from the Sun

• Life on Earth could not exist without the ozone layer absorbing the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

• Life on Earth could not exist without the ozone layer absorbing the microwave radiation from the Sun

• Life on Earth could not exist without the ozone layer blocking all solar radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3