Atmosphere and Ocean Currents

What does a barometer do?

• measures air pressure
• measures temperature
• measures humidity
• measures length

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The weight of the atmosphere is ...

• temperature
• humidity
• air pressure
• weather

How does air pressure change as you climb a mountain?

• it decreases (less air pressure)

• it increases (more air pressure)

• stays the same

• the temperature gets warmer

Elevation, or how high up you are, is also called ...

• altitude
• atmosphere
• height
• decreasing

A layer of air that surrounds Earth to keep us warm is called ...

• atmosphere
• Sun's rays
• ozone layer
• air pressure

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What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere

• Troposphere

  Stratosphere

  Mesosphere

  Thermosphere

  Ionosphere/Exosphere

• Trophy

  Straws

  meatballs

  Thermometer

  Exile

• outosphere

  almostout

  kindaout

  almostout

  spacesphere

In what layer would you find the ozone layer?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

The Northern Lights occur in which layer?

• mesosphere
• exosphere
• thermosphere
• stratosphere

What gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

What layer of the atmosphere is closest to outer space?

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere