WorksheetsLayers of the Atmosphere
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
We live in the __________________layer, a level of the atmosphere.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Exosphere
2.
What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
ozone layer
d)
greenhouse gases
3.
The coldest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
4.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
5.
What are the two most common gases in the atmosphere?
a)
Nitrogen and oxygen
b)
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
c)
Carbon Dioxide and methane
d)
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
6.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
help to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
7.
What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?
a)
the air pressure increases
b)
the air pressure decreases
c)
the air pressure stays the same
d)
there is no air pressure
8.
Which statement is true?
a)
The troposphere has the highest temperature because of the distance from the Sun
b)
The troposphere has the highest pressure because gravity keeps the air down.
c)
The exosphere has the highest temperature because of the distance from the Sun
d)
The exosphere has the highest pressure because gravity keeps the air down.
9.
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
10.
Which of these layers is farthest from Earth?
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
exosphere
11.
Why are some layers warmer than others?
a)
they get hotter the higher up you go
b)
some layers contain gases that can absorb the sun's energy
c)
some layers closer to the sun are hotter
d)
there is no wind in the upper atmosphere
12.
Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
dead
13.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
14.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
15.
As you go higher in the stratosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
16.
As you go higher in the thermosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
17.
Where weather and clouds occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
18.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
19.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the highest percentage of water vapor?
a)
exosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
stratosphere
100 %
