Atmosphere and Temperature

What is the name for the blanket of air (mixture of gases) that surrounds the Earth?

• Ozone

• Clouds

• Atmosphere

• Stratosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is most dense?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

What do scientists base the division of the atmosphere on?

• Sudden changes in air pressure

• Sudden changes in magnetic direction

• Sudden changes in the types of matter found there

• Sudden changes in temperature

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As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature...

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• none of the above

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Which of the following is the correct composition of Earth's atmosphere?

• 78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% trace gases

• 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% trace gases

• 50% oxygen, 49% nitrogen, 1% trace gases

• 75% oxygen, 24% nitrogen, 1% trace gases

Which of the following is the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere (from earth to space)

• stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere

Which of the following is not a goal of the atmosphere?

• Produce the magnetic field

• Burn up small meteors

• Keep it from getting too cold at night and too hot during the day

• Insulate Earth's surface

What force holds the atmosphere in place?

• Centripetal force

• Magnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Pressure force

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What is the difference between climate and weather?

• climate is the day to day temperature, weather is the average

• climate averages the high and low temps each day, weather doesn't

• weather is the day to day temperature, climate is the average

• weather is for a small area, climate is for a large area

What is the most correct definition for meteorology?

• studies the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere

• studies the climate in an area

• studies weather

• studies storms

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