Apes Atmosphere

The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere

• mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere

• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly

• increased until recently, and then decreased

• increased steadily

• stayed about the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere

• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere

• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone

• the greenhouse effect

• atmospheric pressure

• the inversion layer

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which layer of the atmosphere helps us by burning up incoming meteors?

• exosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

A compound made of three oxygen atoms is called

• acid rain

• smog

• ozone

• carbon dioxide

What is the function of the ozone layer?

• to allow UV rays to get to Earth

• to block UV rays from getting to Earth

• To keep oxygen in

• to allow meteors to get to Earth

Which layer is the outermost layer?

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The troposphere is heated from below, which drives weather patterns caused by

• Convocation Cells

• Convection Currents

• Jet Streams

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere