Earth Science: Atmosphere Quiz

What is the atmosphere?

• It is another name for outer space

• The first layer of the earth's crust

• A layer of gases that surround the earth

• The name of a trendy restaurant

• All of the above

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Which of the following best describes the earth's atmosphere?

• An empty space

• A big blanket absorbing the sun's heat

• A thin towel that does very little to protect the earth

• A large cloud that generates teh Earth's electomagnetic field

• None of the above

What is the Ozone Layer?

• The layer of the Earth below the crust

• The later of the atmosphere that we breathe

• A portion of the Earth's atmosphere that protects the Earth from radiation

• All of the above

• None of the above

What two elements make up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere?

• Oxygen and hydrogen

• Hydrogen and nitrogen

• Oxygen and helium

• Carbon and oxygen

• Nitrogen and oxygen

What layer of the atmosphere is where most meteors burn up upon entry?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the outermost layer and where the atmosphere is thinnest?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What layer of the atmosphere is the layer next to the Earth?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What layer of the earth is heated by the sun hitting the Ozone Layer?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

What later of the Earth's atmosphere has a very thin atmosphere, but can also become very hot?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

In what layer of the Earth's atmosphere do planes usually fly?

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere