Earth's Atmosphere and Carbon Cycle

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere

The layer of the atmosphere containing our weather is

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up

• mesosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• stratosphere

Where we live.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

Temperature increases with height in which layers?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

• True
• False

The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called

• evaporation
• condensation
• the greenhouse effect
• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide
• CFC

• Nitrogen

• Argon

• Methane

Which shows the gases in the atmosphere in order of abundance (the gas with the highest percentage is first)

• Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Argon

• Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Other

• Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Water Vapor

• Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Other

Combustion is another word for __________.

• Transportation
• Respiration
• Fossil Fuels
• Burning

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5