Atmosphere, earth's layers and natural disasters

Identify the most common gases found in Earth's atmosphere.

• carbon dioxide

• argon

• oxygen

• nitrogen

Select all items that refer to weather forecasts.

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Sunset

• Wind

Select all the layers of the atmosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Anemometer

As altitude increases, what happens to the pressure of the air?

• The air pressure increases.

• The air pressure decreases.

• The air pressure stays the same.

• The air pressure becomes warmer.

Uneven heating of Earth's atmosphere causes which of the following?

• infrared radiation

• global temperatures increase

• greenhouse effect

• local and global winds

What does the root word "tropos" mean?

• Troops

• Trippy

• Change

• Weather

Explain how does the ozone layer helps life on Earth?

• Produces oxygen for atmosphere.

• Protects Earth from meteors.

• Absorbs damaging radiation from the sun.

• Reflects most of the sun's radiation to keep Earth cool.

As altitude goes up, air pressure goes_________.

• Stays the same

• Goes up

• Goes Down

• Gets hotter

True or false: Antarctica is considered a desert.

• True

• False

What happens to the air pressure around a person, when they climb a mountain?

• increase

• decrease

• stays the same

• decrease and then increase