Unit 8 Mid unit assessment review

The ​ (a)   is made up of ​ (b)   layers of protective gases that surround the earth.

• atmosphere
• 5
• 6
• 3
• 4
• biosphere
• lithosphere
• geosphere

Which of the following statements is true about the atmosphere?

• It traps carbon dioxide that we need to breathe.

• It disrupts the earth’s temperature.

• It traps oxygen that we need to breathe.

• It makes us vulnerable to damaging rays from the sun.

Which layer of the earth is where we live?

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Geosphere

This is the layer where meteors burn out.

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Biosphere

This is the layer of the atmosphere where airplanes fly and the ozone layer is located.

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

Satellites and “space” is in this layer of the atmosphere.

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

This layer helps protect the earth from the sun’s solar radiation, which makes it the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Geosphere

​ (a)   is the name of the gas found in a thin layer in the ​ (b)   that absorbs most of the sun’s radiation.

• Ozone
• Stratosphere
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• troposhphere
• stratosphere

Which of the following factors vary within the layers of the atmosphere? Select all that apply.

• Temperature

• Density

• Air pressure

• Wind speed

Match the following

• Density

• The degree of compactness of a substance. (How much space within a substance)

• Air pressure

• The force exerted on a surface by air

• Temperature

• A change in hotness or coldness based upon the particle movement in substances

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