Atmosphere and Heat Review

Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• Argon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon Dioxide

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?

• Nitrogen
• Ozone
• Water Vapor
• carbon dioxide

What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?

• Altitude
• Atmosphere
• Meteors
• Air Pressure

What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere

The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.

• altitude
• density
• composition
• temperature

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere,

• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere

• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere,

• stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

Which layer is the coldest?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere

The ozone layer protects life on Earth from …

• Ultraviolet Rays

• Gamma Rays

• Infrared Rays

• X-Rays

Which layer of the atmosphere is most dense?

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere