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6th - 8th Grade

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Earth's Atmosphere
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thermal expansion is the increase in volume that results from an increase in temperature.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The stratosphere is the top layer of Earth's atmosphere.

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An astronomer studying planets outside our solar system has analyzed the atmosphere of four planets. Which of these planets' atmospheres would be most able to support a colony of humans?

Planet A: 76% Nitrogen, 23% Oxygen, 1% Other

Planet B: 82% Nitrogen, 11% Oxygen, 7% Other

Planet C: 78% Nitrogen, 1% Oxygen, 21% Other

Planet D: 27% Nitrogen, 3% Oxygen, 70% Other

4.

REORDER QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Put the atmospheric layers in order from closest to farthest from earth's surface. ​ ​ ​

Mesosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere

Exosphere

Stratosphere

5.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Match the following

Thermosphere

The 'middle', meteorites, your blood would boil

Troposhere

O3O^3

Ozone Layer

Weather, earth's surface, our home.

Mesosphere

'Busy layer', expands, space stations, northern & southern lights.

Stratosphere

Serene layer, thin & dry air,

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Greenhouse gases generate "heat" in the atmosphere by...

undergoing a chemical reaction
undergoing fusion
absorbing infrared  light
reflecting incoming sunlight

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What protects Earth from ultraviolet rays from the sun?

ozone layer

mesosphere

air pressure

troposphere

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