quiz on the composition/layers of the atmosphere

The gas which comprises most of the atmosphere is:

• Oxygen
• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Helium

Which layer of the atmosphere is farthest to Earth?

• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Troposphere
• Exosphere

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Troposphere
• Exosphere

The ISS orbits in the...

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere

Meteors burn up in the...

• Mesosphere
• Troposphere
• Exosphere
• Thermosphere

Why don't meteors burn up in the HOT exosphere?

• There isn't enough gravity
• There aren't enough air particles to produce friction and heat
• There isn't enough sunlight
• There isn't enough ozone

Where is the ozone layer found?

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Exosphere
• Stratosphere

An underground bed of saturated soil or rock that yields significant quantities of water that may be pumped to the surface for use by people, livestock or watering crops

• aquifer
• watershed
• river
• cavern

Why is ozone important?

• It protects us from meteors
• It protects us from UV rays
• It protects us from air pollutants
• It protects us from aliens_

An aurora forms when a solar storm is deflected by

• The atmosphere
• Earth's gravitational field
• Earth's magnetic field
• The ozone layer