ESS.7.1.1 - Earth's Atmosphere

What is the name of the mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon?

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains most of the atmospheric water vapor?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

What is the main function of the ozone layer?

• Produces oxygen

• Shields Earth from UV radiation

• Causes weather

• Contains most water vapor

Which atmospheric layer is characterized by the presence of the Northern Lights?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

What is ozone made of?

• Two oxygen atoms

• Three oxygen atoms

• One oxygen atom

• Four oxygen atoms

Which layer of the atmosphere is the outermost?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

What type of radiation does the ozone layer absorb most effectively?

• Infrared radiation

• Ultraviolet radiation

• Visible light

• X-rays

Which layer of the atmosphere contains electrically charged particles called ions?

• Troposphere

• Ionosphere

• Stratosphere

• Exosphere

In which atmospheric layer does temperature increase with altitude and contains the ozone layer?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

If you were to travel from the Earth's surface upward, in which order would you pass through the following layers: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere?

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Exosphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

• Troposphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Exosphere