Atmosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

In which atmosphere layer does weather occur?

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which elemental gas makes up 78% of the Earth's troposphere? (ESRT p. 1)

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Helium

Generally, as altitude increases, what happens to air pressure?

• It increases.

• It decreases.

• It stays the same.

• It changes within each atmosphere layer.

Which atmosphere layer contains the Ozone Layer?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Which gas makes up 21% of all gases in the troposphere? (p. 1 ESRT)

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Neon

• Helium

What happens to water vapor concentration as altitude increases?

• it decreases

• it increases

• it decreases then increases

• it stays the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is NOT an example of a greenhouse gas?

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• water vapor

The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change. 

• Altitude 
• Elevation
• Temperature
• Distance from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ___________ and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is _____________.

• Oxygen, Nitrogen

• Nitrogen, Oxygen

• Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide