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WorksheetsAtmosphere Basics Quiz (Honors)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 42mins
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Class
Date
1.
The early atmosphere contained smaller amounts of oxygen, do to the...
a)
lack of plant life
b)
lack of animal life
c)
early protists
d)
aquatic life forms
2.
Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
argon
d)
carbon dioxide
3.
What gases needed to be established in Earth's atmosphere before the atmosphere was able to absorb and maintain heat?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
hydrogen
4.
When the atmosphere first formed, was the air quality better or worse than it is now for living things
a)
worse, it was hostile to living organisms
b)
better, it had lots of gases that support life
c)
same, it hasn't changed
5.
Earth's FIRST atmosphere was most likely formed by....
a)
early ocean humidity
b)
cooling of iron-rich lavas
c)
late cretaceous life forms
d)
volcanic eruptions
6.
What is one way human actions can affect the atmosphere?
a)
burning fossil fuels reduces convection
b)
passing through the atmosphere using airplanes and rockets disrupts the jet stream
c)
burning fossils fuels releases CO2, increasing greenhouse effect
7.
What is the name for the blanket of air (mixture of gases) surrounding the Earth?
a)
cyanobacteria
b)
clouds
c)
atmosphere
d)
ozone
8.
Which of these human activities has allowed carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere to increase?
a)
cutting down trees
b)
open-pit mining
c)
over-hunting animals
d)
building houses
9.
What do scientists base the division of the atmosphere on?
a)
sudden changes in air pressure
b)
sudden changes in temperature
c)
sudden changes in magnetic declination
10.
The ozone layer protects life on Earth from...
a)
Ultraviolet rays
b)
Gamma rays
c)
Infrared rays
d)
X-rays
11.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
the warming of Earth's atmosphere by radiation
b)
the process in which the atmosphere prevents energy from leaving Earth, trapping heat in
c)
the heating go Earth by the sun
12.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the most dense?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesosphere
13.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
14.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
help 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
15.
Which statement is true?
a)
The troposphere has the highest temperature because of the distance from the Sun
b)
The troposphere has the highest pressure because gravity keeps the air down.
c)
The exosphere has the highest temperature because of the distance from the Sun
d)
The exosphere has the highest pressure because gravity keeps the air down.
16.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
17.
Which layer has the highest pressure?
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
ionosphere
18.
Which of these layers has the lowest pressure?
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
19.
What most likely formed the first abundance of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
trees
b)
blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)
c)
dinosoaurs
d)
crinoids
20.
Which of the following is the correct composition of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% other
b)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other
c)
50 % oxygen, 50% nitrogen
d)
75% oxygen, 25% nitrogen
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