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WorksheetsAtmosphere formation and layers
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The layers of the Earth from Surface to Space:
a)
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesophere, Exosphere, Thermosphere
b)
Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesophere, Exosphere,
c)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
d)
Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
2.
The ozone is located in this layer
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
3.
Which layer contains has the weather and water vapor?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
4.
Which layer contains the air pollution?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
5.
Which layer is the hottest - where Auroras occur?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
6.
Which layer do we live in?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
7.
Which contains ionosphere?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
8.
Which layer has most of the mass of the atmosphere?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
9.
Where do jets fly?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
10.
Where do meteors burn up?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
11.
Which layer is primarily Hydrogen and Helium?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Exosphere
12.
The layers of the atmosphere are based on:
a)
Temperature
b)
Altutude
c)
Density
13.
In the Troposphere as altitude increases, temperature_____
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
14.
In the atmosphere as altitude increases, air pressure _____
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
15.
Which gas is 78% of Earth's Atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Ozone
d)
Argon
16.
Which gas is 21% of Earth's Atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Ozone
d)
Argon
17.
Which gas was not present in Earth first atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Ozone
d)
Argon
18.
What does the ozone layer protect us from?
a)
Ultra Violet (UV) Rays
b)
alien invasion
c)
global warming
d)
rising sea levels
19.
Which gas in the atmosphere is the source of weather?
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
water vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
20.
The greenhouse gas CO2 absorbs UV rays and heat and keeps Earth ___?
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
rotatine
21.
Scientists hypothesize that _________ put oxygen in to the atmosphere.
a)
photosynthesis by algae
b)
outgasing by volcanoes
c)
comets
22.
Scientist theorize that Earth's first atmosphere came from_______?
a)
photosyntehsis by algae
b)
outgassing by volcanoes
c)
comets
23.
How much of the incoming solar radiation is absorbed by Earth's surface?
a)
All (100%)
b)
Almost all (90%)
c)
half (50%)
d)
very little (15%)
24.
How much CO2 is in the atmosphere?
a)
Less than 0.5%
b)
0.5%-1%
c)
1%-3%
d)
3.5%- 5.0%
25.
How much water vapor is in the atmosphere?
a)
0-4%
b)
5-10%
c)
11-20%
d)
21-30%
26.
How does the sun's energy warm the Earth's surface?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
27.
How the warmth from the surface warm the atmosphere in contact with it?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
28.
How is the heat from the surface spread throughout the atmosphere?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
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