Ballard Earth's Atmosphere District 4 Practice Assessment

Ozone (O3) is a blue gas. Ozone is important to life on Earth. Why is ozone important to life on Earth?

• Ozone in the atmosphere absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from space.

• Ozone in the troposphere destroys excess atmospheric carbon dioxide.

• Ozone in the thermosphere absorbs energy that is reflected by Earth.

• Ozone in the biosphere maintains balanced ecosystem populations.

How would happen to life on Earth if the atmosphere did NOT contain greenhouse gases?

• There would likely be a few less organisms on Earth because the lack of greenhouse gases would make Earth a little cooler.

• There would likely not be life on Earth because Earth's surface would be much hotter without the Sun's rays being blocked.

• There would likely be more diverse life on Earth because the lack of greenhouse gases would make Earth just a little warmer.

• There would likely not be life on Earth because its surface would be much colder and Earth's water would be frozen.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

How does atmospheric Layer Z protect life on Earth?

• It reflects most light away from Earth's surface so that it does not damage plants and animals.

• It holds a lot of neon gas, which is required by the circulatory system of plants and animals.

• It contains insulating water vapor that is circulated and returned to Earth's surface.

• It contains mostly ozone, which makes this layer the warmest for living organisms.

Where should I place the label for the ozone layer in the picture?

• in the troposphere

• in the stratosphere

• in the mesosphere

• in the thermosphere

Read the passage. Which layer of the atmosphere is being described in the passage?

• the mesosphere

• the stratosphere

• the thermosphere

• the troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where does Earth's weather happen?

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• tropopause

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The table shows the data the space shuttle recorded. Which atmospheric layer was the data recorded from?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

In which two layers of the atmosphere does temperature increase as altitude increases?

• the mesosphere and stratosphere

• the stratosphere and thermosphere

• the thermosphere and troposphere

• the troposphere and mesosphere

How are a greenhouse and Earth's atmosphere most alike?

• Both contain large amounts of carbon dioxide.

• Both lower the temperature to be suitable for life.

• Both trap heat inside and prevent it from escaping.

• Both prevent harmful radiation from reaching Earth.

A student designs an experiment to study whether land or water holds heat longer. She takes two paper cups and labels them 1 and 2. She fills cup 1 with water at room temperature and cup 2 with sand to the same height. She inserts a thermometer into each cup. What is the next step she should perform?

• place both the cups in a tub of ice water

• place both the cups in a tub of warm water

• place cup 1 in a tub of ice water and cup 2 in a tub of warm water

• place cup 1 in a tub of warm water and place cup 2 in a tub of ice water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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