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WorksheetsAtmosphere Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
A student described a layer of the atmosphere in the list. 1. This is the coldest layer. 2. Meteors burn up in this layer. 3. Nitrogen and oxygen are found in this layer.Which layer of the atmosphere is described?
a)
exosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
trop
trop
2.
What are the two most common gases found throughout the atmospheric layers?
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b)
ozone and water vapor
c)
nitrogen and oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide and nitrogen
3.
How does the ozone layer help life on Earth?
a)
It produces oxygen for the atmosphere
b)
It protects Earth from meteors
It protects the Earth from meteors
It protects the Earth from meteors
c)
It absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation from the Sun
d)
It reflects most of the Sun's radiation to keep the planet cool
4.
In which atmospheric layer does all weather occur?
a)
exosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
5.
What atmospheric layer contains the ozone?
a)
exosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
6.
Where does the greatest atmospheric pressure occur?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
7.
When a person climbs a mountain, what happens to the air pressure around him?
a)
It decreases
b)
It increases
c)
It remains constant
d)
It decreases, then increases
8.
Which is the correct sequence of atmospheric layers from the lowest altitude to highest?
a)
mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
c)
exosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
d)
stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere, thermosphere
9.
Which example is a form of precipitation?
a)
dew
b)
fog
c)
frost
d)
hail
10.
Rain and snow are two forms of precipitation that fall on Earth's surface. Which factor is responsible for there being different forms of precipitation?
a)
evaporation
ev
ev
b)
runoff
runoff
runoff
c)
temperature
temperature
temperature
d)
transpiration
11.
Which processes of the water cycle will add water vapor to the atmosphere?
a)
evaporation and condensation
b)
condensation and precipitation
c)
precipitation and transpiration
d)
transpiration and evaporation
12.
A storm that produces very heavy precipitation passes over Columbia, SC. If the rain falls on a surface that is not porous, what will most likely happen to the rain?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
runoff
d)
transpiration
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