Earth's Spheres

What is the atmosphere?

• It includes all life on Earth

• All water existing in any form

• A mixture of gases that surround the Earth

• All the rocks and minerals on Earth

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Match the following for the atmosphere

• 1%

• Nitrogen

• 21%

• Oxygen

• 78%

• Argon, Carbon Dioxide, and Others

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What does the atmosphere do for us?

• Providing us with air to breathe

• Shielding us from harmful UV rays

• Gets rid of carbon dioxide

• Preventing extreme temperature differences between day and night

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The atmosphere becomes ​ ​ (a)   as it extends from the Earth's surface

• thinner (less dense)
• thicker (less dense)
• stationary

Reorder the following from closest (left) to farthest (right) from the Earth's surface

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

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Which is the layer of the atmosphere where most weather occurs and most clouds form?

(a)  

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The stratosphere houses the ​ (a)   and gets its name because it is ​ (b)  

• ozone layer
• stratified
• international space station
• one unit
• satellites
• outer space
• thin

In which layer do celestial forms such as meteors start to burn?

(a)  

Which layer of the atmosphere houses the international space station and the northern lights?

(a)  

The exosphere is the ​ ​ (a)   layer of the atmosphere and ​ (b)   fades into outer space

• uppermost
• gradually
• lowest
• quickly
• middle
• does not