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The Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the word troposphere mean
a)
The lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high 
b)
The Second lowest atmospheric; from 5 to 12 Miles high
c)
All of the Above 
d)
The highest atmospheric ; from 12 to 14 miles 
2.
Stratosphere is.........
a)
The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
b)
The atmospheric layer between the ozone and the mesophere
c)
the atmospheric layer between the Iono and the Exosphere
d)
None of the above
3.
a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Means_________________
a)
Ozone 
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Ozonesphere
d)
Red and Blue
4.
Mesophere is...........
a)
the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
b)
The atmospheric between the Magnetosphere and the troposphere
c)
The space between Mr Smith and Mrs. Jones
d)
None of the above
5.
What is the definition for the word Inonosphere
a)
the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
b)
the outermost atmospheric layer
c)
the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere
d)
the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field
6.
What is Exosphere
a)
the outermost atmospheric layer
b)
The lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high 
c)
The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
d)
the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
7.
Thermosphere is........
a)
the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere
b)
The lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high 
c)
The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
d)
the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
8.
the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field is called ___________
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Magnetosphere