Atmosphere

air pressure is the ________ that air has on a surface or object 

• height

• distance

• force

• protuberance

The ozone layer

• is green and purple

• absorbs dangerous solar radiation

• smells like sulphur

• is made of carbon dioxide

The ozone layer occurs in the 

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• exosphere

As altitude increases, the air pressure 

• decreases

• stays the same

• increases

• all of the above

The weight of the atmosphere is ...

• temperature

• humidity

• air pressure

• weather

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What layer of the atmosphere is closest to outer space?

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

The atmosphere is considered a reservoir for

• water

• pollen

• clouds

• lightning

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Device used to measure the atmospheric pressure

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Altimeter

Our _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet.

• ocean

• weather

• atmosphere

• ozone

Where is the ozone layer, which absorbs UV radiation, located in our atmosphere?

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere