WorksheetsLHS Earth Science Structure of the Atmosphere
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
T1 - What is the third layer of the atmosphere from the ground called?
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
stratosphere
2.
T1 - Earth's current atmosphere is
a)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide
b)
78% oxygen, 21%nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.037% carbon dioxide
c)
78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen
d)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide
3.
T1 - What is the second layer called?
a)
Ozone
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Air
4.
T2 - The lower the atmosphere pressure, the ____________________ you are on land or sky.
a)
Higher
b)
Lower
5.
T2 - We live in the _________ layer, a level of the atmosphere.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Exosphere
6.
T2 - The _________ is responsible for the weather, rain, or snow
a)
Exosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Magnetosphere
d)
Troposphere
7.
T2 - What layer do planes fly in?
a)
Exposphere
b)
Floor
c)
Ozone
d)
Stratosphere
8.
T2 - Shooting stars are found in the ____________________ and only last a few SECONDS.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Mesosphere
9.
T2 - What's the hottest layer of the Earths Atmosphere
a)
Friday
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exposphere
d)
Thermosphere
10.
T2 - The coldest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
11.
T2 - The layer of the atmosphere containing the ionosphere (aurora borealis, radio waves) and the exosphere (satellites)
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
12.
T2 - The layers of the atmosphere that get colder as altitude increases are
a)
thermosphere and troposphere
b)
meosphere and troposphere
c)
stratosphere and thermosphere
d)
thermosphere and mesosphere
13.
T2 - The layers of the atmosphere that get hotter with increased altitude are the
a)
thermosphere and mesosphere
b)
troposphere and mesosphere
c)
thermosphere and stratosphere
d)
stratosphere and mesosphere
14.
T2 - What atmospheric layer contains most of the mass of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
thermosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
15.
T2 - The troposphere gets colder as you go up. What is the reason for this?
a)
the troposphere is heated by the sun reacting with oxygen (ozone)
b)
the troposphere is heated by Earth's surface
c)
the troposphere is heated by Carbon dioxide heat release
d)
it is getting closer to outerspace
16.
T2 - As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
17.
T3 - 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
18.
T3 - What layer is the Ozone in?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
It's not in one, it has its own
19.
T4 - In 1987, 36 nations meeting in Montreal, Canada, developed the Montreal Protocol to reduce production of
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrous Oxide
c)
CFCs
d)
Toxic Wastes
20.
T4 - The Montreal Protocol banned the use of CFCs. What so they hope this will do for the ozone layer?
a)
Deplete it completely
b)
Make the ozone hole smaller
c)
Make the ozone hole larger
d)
Thin the layer to allow more gas to escape
21.
T5 - Ozone is depleted in part due to ___________.
a)
CFCs
b)
increased oxygen molecules
c)
increased carbon monoxide
22.
T6 - CFCs alter the natural formation of ozone by:
a)
breaking up ozone and reducing the amount of O2 needed to form ozone
b)
bonding with O3
c)
preventing UV radiation to strike ozone
23.
T6 - Ozone is made of ___ oxygen atoms.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
T 7 - What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
25.
T7 - What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convectio
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
26.
T7 - Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
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