ESS Unit 4: Atmosphere and Hydrosphere Test

What is the layer of gas that envelopes a planet and is held in place by gravity?

• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere

Which term refers to all the waters on Earth’s surface, including seas, lakes, and clouds?

• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere

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What is the boundary between each layer of the atmosphere called?

• Ionosphere
• Stratosphere
• Tropopause
• Exosphere

Which region of the Earth is occupied by organisms?

• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Atmosphere

What do we call the solid parts of the Earth?

• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere
• Biosphere
• Atmosphere

In which region of the atmosphere is there a high concentration of ions?

• Stratosphere
• Ionosphere
• Troposphere
• Mesosphere

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What is the thin layer of the atmosphere that absorbs harmful UV radiation?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Exosphere

What are gases spewed from Earth’s interior into the atmosphere called?

• Volcanic gases
• Atmospheric gases
• Hydrospheric gases
• Biospheric gases

Which layer of the atmosphere is the second layer?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere

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What is the third layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere