Ms. Lichtner's Atmosphere Quiz Extravaganza

We live in the __________________layer, a level of the atmosphere.

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Exosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• ozone layer
• greenhouse gases

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

What are the two most common gases in the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen and oxygen

• Oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Carbon Dioxide and methane

• Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?

• the air pressure increases
• the air pressure decreases
• the air pressure stays the same
• there is no air pressure

What is the function of the ozone layer?

• to allow UV rays to get to Earth
• to block UV rays from getting to Earth
• To keep oxygen in
• to allow meteors to get to Earth

Which of these layers is farthest from Earth?

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• exosphere

Why are some layers warmer than others?

• they get hotter the higher up you go
• some layers contain gases that can absorb the sun's energy
• some layers closer to the sun are hotter
• there is no wind in the upper atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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

• decreases
• increases
• stays the same