Layers of the Atmosphere

Quiz
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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This layer is where weather occurs.
troposphere
thermosphere
exosphere
stratosphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which layer is the coldest?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
4.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Name 1-5 layers of the Atmosphere.
1 (a)
2 (b)
3 (c)
4 (d)
5 (e)
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Troposphere
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The atmosphere supports life on Earth by keeping temperatures balanced when it absorbs and reflects heat from the Sun. Match the following. (Temperatures in bottom right of picture..)
Nitrogen
Hottest temperatures (up to 4500degrees).
Space Satellites.
No sound= too little air.
Near exosphere.
Mesosphere
Protects us from meteors as they burn up here and don't hit Earth. Temperature gets colder the higher you go.
Stratosphere
Has clouds/weather. We live/ breathe here. Temperature gets colder the higher you go.
Troposphere
Gets hotter as it goes higher due to OZONE layer that PROTECTS us from Sun's radiation.
Thermosphere
Oxygen is 2nd but the 1st most abundant gas in the troposphere is:
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Match the following Layer to the correct number from the Diagram
2
Troposphere
4
Stratosphere
3
Mesosphere
1
Thermosphere
7.
LABELLING QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere from the ground to space?
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
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