7ESS_8.8 Mid-Unit Review

The ___ is made up of 5 layers of protective gases that surround the earth.

Which of the following statements is true about the atmosphere?

• A. It traps carbon dioxide that we need to breathe.

• B. It can affect the earth’s temperature.

• C. It traps oxygen that we need to breathe.

• D. It makes us vulnerable to damaging rays from the sun.

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Which layer of the earth is where we live?

• E. Troposphere

• A. Exosphere

• C. Thermosphere

• B. Stratosphere

• D. Mesosphere

Which of the following is where meteors will burn out?

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

This is the layer of the atmosphere where airplanes fly and the ozone layer is located.

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

Which layer contains satellites and is the area called "space"?

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

This layer helps protect the earth from the sun’s solar radiation, which makes it the hottest layer of the atmosphere.

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

​ (a)   is the name of the gas found in a thin layer in the ​ (b)   that absorbs most of the sun’s radiation.

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• Ozone
• Stratosphere
• Oxygen
• Troposphere

Which of the following factors vary within the layers of the atmosphere? Select all that apply.

• Temperature

• Density

• Air pressure

• Water pressure

Match each description with the appropriate term.

• A change in hotness or coldness based up

• Temperature

• The force exerted on a surface by air

• Air Pressure

• The degree of compactness of a substance

• Denisty

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