4th Period Meteorology Unit Review Part 1

Hot air balloons fly in the __________.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Meteors burn up it which layer of the atmosphere?

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

In which layer of the atmosphere do satellites orbit?

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

What is the name of earth's atmospheric layer where weather occurs?

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

List the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth's surface to outer space.

• stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• thermosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, exosphere

Which layer protects humans from most of the harmful UV radiation received from the sun?

• Clouds
• Exosphere
• Ionosphere
• Ozone Layer

The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in

• temperature and air pressure

• altitude and air quality

• humidity and temperature

• air pressure and oxygen

A mixture of gases and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity is called the-

• greenhouse effect
• atmosphere
• jet stream
• blanket

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which layer has the highest air pressure?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere