WorksheetsGases & Layers of Atmosphere
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the thin layer of gases that surround our planet called?
a)
hydrosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
ionosphere
2.
Which gas makes up 78% of the air we breathe?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Argon
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
3.
Which layers of the atmosphere do jets fly?
a)
troposphere and exosphere
b)
mesosphere and thermosphere
c)
troposphere and stratosphere
4.
Which layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs?
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratosphere
5.
What occurs in the mesosphere?
a)
where jets fly
b)
weather
c)
where most meteors burn up
d)
satellites
6.
How much Oxygen is in our air?
a)
78%
b)
21%
c)
1%
d)
100%
7.
In what layer would you find the ozone layer?
a)
thermosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
8.
What is in the ionosphere?
a)
Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis
b)
weather
c)
ozone layer
d)
satellites
9.
In what layer would you find satellites and the space station?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
10.
True or False: Atmosphere protects Earth from harmful rays and meteors.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds and weather? (click to enlarge picture)
a)
Therosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
12.
Which layer has the MOST water vapor and where WE live?
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
exosphere
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