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WorksheetsLayers of the Atmosphere
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
2.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
3.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
4.
The two most common gases in the atmosphere.
a)
Nitrogen and Oxygen
b)
Oxygen and trace gases
c)
Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen
d)
Nitrogen and trace gases
5.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
6.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
7.
Which phenomenon can be seen only in the ionosphere?
a)
ozone layer
b)
Aurora Borealis
c)
Highlands
d)
water vapor
8.
This is the layer where airplanes fly.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
9.
What happens to the density (thickness)/air pressure of the air as you increase in altitude?
a)
density increases
b)
density decreases
c)
density stays the same
d)
density disappears
10.
This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
11.
The higher you go, the air becomes _____ _____.
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
12.
The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change.
a)
Altitude
b)
Elevation
c)
Temperature
d)
Distance from the sun
13.
The coldest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
14.
The Earth's atmosphere is up to 10,000 km high.
The troposphere extends from...
The troposphere extends from...
a)
the Earth's surface to up to 6-20 km high
b)
the Earth's surface to up to 690 km high
c)
the Earth's surface to up to 85 km high
d)
the Earth's surface to 10,000 km high
15.
Satellites orbit this layer of the atmosphere.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
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