Atmosphere

Which layer of atmosphere is closest to the earth's surface?

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Hydrosphere

• Stratosphere

The atmosphere is made up of gases. Which one makes up most of the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Water vapour

• Carbon dioxide

Travelling from the earth's surface to space, what happens to temperature?

• It falls

• It rises

• It changes depending on the layer

• It rises then falls

In the troposphere, temperature ......... with altitude?

• stays the same

• varies

• increases

• decreases

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Space

What is the exosphere?

• The sphere that does not exist

• The layer of atmosphere of the earth

• The interface between earth and space

• The invisible sphere

Is the atmosphere a closed or open system

• Open

• Closed

Which one of these is NOT a store of energy in the atmospheric system?

• Condensation

• vegetation

• land

• ocean

Which one of these is an input into the atmospheric system?

• Land

• Long-wave radiant energy

• Short-wave solar energy

• Ice

Which of these is a flow of moisture in the atmospheric system?

• Oxygen

• Oceans

• Dust particles

• Condensation