The Atmosphere Reading Questions

What percentage of the gasses in the atmosphere is made up of nitrogen?

• 78

• 82

• 21

• 56

What percentage of oxygen makes up our atmosphere?

• 20

• 78

• 80

• 35

Place the atmospheric layers in order beginning with the closes to the earth's surface.

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

At what approximate altitude does the troposphere extend to over the poles?

• 20,000 feet

• 10,000 feet

• 2,500 feet

• 50,000 feet

What is the standard lapse rate in temperature for every 1,000 feet in altitude in the troposphere?

• 3.5 degrees

• 4.65 degrees

• 10 degrees

• .035 degrees

What is the name of the dividing area between the troposphere and the next layer?

• Tropopause

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Ionosphere

In the stratosphere, the temperature actually gets warmer

with an increase in altitude; usually moving from a temperature of -76° F to about -40° F.

• True

• False

Which of the following aircraft routinely flies in the stratosphere?

• U2

• B1B

• B52

• F15

The thermosphere begins at about 50 miles up and extends to about __ miles.

• 300

• 200

• 500

• 1200

The upper end of the temperature in the thermosphere relies on which of the following?

• Solar Activity

• Ozone Thickness

• Lunar Wind

• Time of Year

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