Atmosphere Quiz Review

the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the earth's surface and contains 90% of the atmosphere's gas by mass.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

the second layer of the atmosphere of the Earth. It contains ozone.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

third layer of the atmosphere.

the layer of the atmosphere between 50-90 km above Earth's surface.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

Fourth layer of the atmosphere.

The outer layer of the atmosphere that extends from 90-500 km above Earth's surface

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

gases that are transparent to light,

but they block transmission of heat back to space and insulate Earth

• tropopause

• aerosols

• greenhouse gases

• isotopes

different atomic forms of the same element that contain different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei

(same # of protons, different # of neutrons)

• greenhouse gases

• isotopes

• aerosols

• tropopause

the atmospheric boundary that separates the first and second layer of the atmosphere (at 20km above Earth's surface)

• greenhouse gases

• isotopes

• aerosols

• tropopause

the boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere

(at 50km above Earth's surface)

• tropopause

• statopause

• mesopause

• thermopause

the movement of molecules in the air

• wind

• convection cell

• westerlies

• trade winds

• polar easterlies

two layers of horizontal winds moving in opposite directions

• wind

• convection cell

• westerlies

• trade winds

• polar easterlies