GeoScience SEMESTER 2 REVIEW

Most of Earth’s atmosphere is composed of

• oxygen and hydrogen.

• hydrogen and nitrogen.

• nitrogen and oxygen.

• carbon and ozone.

Water vapor in the atmosphere is the source of

• clouds and rain.

• pollution.

• carbon dioxide.

• wind

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Ozone in Earth’s atmosphere is important because it

• causes rain to fall.

• absorbs harmful radiation.

• absorbs harmful pollution.

• helps clouds form.

Name the atmospheric layer for each characteristic listed. 4. Contains concentrated ozone - ____________________

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Name the atmospheric layer for each characteristic listed. 5. Most weather occurs here - ____________________

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

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Name the atmospheric layer for each characteristic listed. 6. Outermost layer of the atmosphere - ____________________

• Exosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

What is the source of all energy that reaches Earth?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• The Oceans

• The Wind

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8. What traps some of the heat from the sun close to Earth’s surface?

• Ozone layer

• Greenhouse gases

• Clouds

• Magnetic field

As the number of air molecules increases, the pressure ________________

10. As the density of air molecules decreases, the pressure ________________