Unit 7 Meteorology Review

The layers of the atmosphere are separated based on changes in...

• Volume

• Mass

• Temperature

• Pressure

The most common gas in our atmosphere is

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Potassium

• Carbon

The second most common gas in our atmosphere is

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Potassium

• Carbon

This is the layer of the atmosphere in which we live and is closed to the Earth's surface.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

The troposphere contains __% of Earth's mass, making it the most dense.

• 20%

• 40%

• 70%

• 90%

The warmest temperatures are at the ______ of the troposphere.

• top

• bottom

• middle

• underground

In the troposphere, temperatures ________ with height.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• decrease and increase

The Greenhouse Effect occurs in the...

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

These molecules absorb ultraviolet (UV) rays from the Sun.

• Carbon Dioxide

• Ozone

• CFCs

• Water

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

When the ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet radiation, temperatures...

• increase

• decrease

• decrease then increase

• do not change