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Layers of the Atmosphere

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Thermosphere
2.

What is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Thermosphere

3.
In what layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
4.

Which layer of the atmosphere extends into space?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Stratosphere

5.

Up to what layer of the atmosphere do weather balloons fly?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

6.

In what layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

7.
In what layer of the atmosphere do we live?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
8.
In what layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Thermosphere
9.
In what layer of the atmosphere does the International Space Station orbit?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
10.

In which of these layers do satellites orbit?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

11.

In what layer of the atmosphere are the Northern Lights located?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Mesosphere

12.

At the bottom of which layer of the atmosphere do planes fly to avoid turbulence and bad weather?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

13.
In what layer of the atmosphere do most clouds form?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Exosphere
14.

What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere from closest to Earth TO farthest away? (Remember the mnemonic!)

a)

Troposphere, Statosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

b)

Stratosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere, Troposhere, Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere

d)

Exosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere

15.

Which gas makes up MOST of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxiden

d)

Argon

16.

What does the prefix "meso" mean?

a)

Middle

b)

Heat

c)

Outer

d)

Change

17.

What does the prefix "exo" mean?

a)

Middle

b)

Heat

c)

Outer

d)

Round

18.

What does the prefix "thermo" mean?

a)

Layer

b)

Heat

c)

Outer

d)

Change

19.
What is the name of the protective layer in Earth's atmosphere that protects us from the Sun's harmful UV rays?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
Oxygen Layer
c)
Nitrogen Layer
d)
Hydrogen Layer
20.

Which of the following is a job of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Holds in the gases living things need to survive.

b)

Protect us from harmful UV rays.

c)

Slow down and burn up meteors.

d)

All of the above

21.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of the air needed for living things to survive?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

22.

What does the prefix "tropos" mean?

a)

Middle

b)

Layer

c)

Outer

d)

Change

23.

What does the prefix "strato" mean?

a)

Middle

b)

Layer

c)

Outer

d)

Change

24.

What is another name for a "shooting star"?

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Constellation

d)

Eclipse

25.

What is another name for the Northern Lights?

a)

Aurora Borealis

b)

Aurora Polaris

c)

Aurora Australis

d)

Aurora Sphaira