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WorksheetsEarth's Atmosphere
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Exosphere
2.
Meteors burn up here
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Troposphere
3.
Where weather happens
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
4.
Ozone layer is located here
a)
Trosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
5.
The farthest layer of the atmosphere from the Earth's surface.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
6.
As the altitude increases in the Troposphere, the temperature ________________
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
7.
The atmosphere is divided into ____ layers.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
9.
Which layer has the least amount of breathable air?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
exosphere
10.
Which phenomenon can be seen only in the ionosphere?
a)
ozone layer
b)
Aurora Borealis
c)
Highlands
d)
water vapor
11.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
12.
Which layer is known to have "shooting stars"?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
exosphere
13.
What enables atmosphere of earth to stay in place?
a)
gravity
b)
air pressure
c)
types of air molecules
d)
clouds
14.
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
15.
As you go higher in the thermosphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
16.
Where I find clouds.
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
ionosphere
17.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
helps to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
18.
What happens to the air pressure of the air as you go higher in the atmosphere?
a)
air pressure increases
b)
air pressure decreases
c)
air pressure stays the same
d)
air pressure disappears
19.
This is the layer where most commercial jet airliners fly.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
20.
The higher you go, the air becomes.......
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
21.
The most important gas necessary for human survival.
a)
Carbon dioxude
b)
Mercury
c)
Oxygen
d)
Nitrogen
22.
What layer is the Ozone in?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
Startosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
It's not in one, it has its own
23.
Layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
24.
Layer of Earth's atmosphere where most of the water vapor and carbon dioxide is found
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
25.
The higher one is in the atmosphere the ________________ oxygen(air) there is available to breathe.
a)
More
b)
Less
26.
How many kinds of heat transfer are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4 or more
27.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
28.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
29.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
30.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
31.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
32.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
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