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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a true fact about the mesosphere?
a)
it is the hottest layer
b)
meteors burn up here
c)
the ozone layer is found here
d)
Northern Lights happen here
2.
What does a barometer do?
a)
measures air pressure
b)
measures temperature
c)
measures humidity
d)
measures length
3.
The weight of the atmosphere is ...
a)
temperature
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
weather
4.
How does air pressure change as you climb a mountain?
a)
it decreases (less air pressure)
b)
it increases (more air pressure)
c)
stays the same
d)
the temperature gets warmer
5.
Elevation, or how high up you are, is also called ...
a)
altitude
b)
atmosphere
c)
height
d)
decreasing
6.
A layer of air that surrounds Earth to keep us warm is called ...
a)
atmosphere
b)
Sun's rays
c)
ozone layer
d)
air pressure
7.
Which temperature of air weighs more?
a)
warm
b)
cold
8.
What protects Earth from ultraviolet rays from the sun?
a)
ozone layer
b)
mesosphere
c)
air pressure
d)
troposphere
9.
In which temperature of air do the molecules spread out and take up more space?
a)
cold
b)
warm
10.
In what layer would you find the ozone layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
11.
The Northern Lights occur in which layer?
a)
mesosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
stratosphere
12.
What layer comes next:
Troposphere -
stratosphere -
?????
Troposphere -
stratosphere -
?????
a)
mesosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
ionosphere
13.
What gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
water vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
14.
What layer of the atmosphere is closest to outer space?
a)
mesosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
stratosphere
15.
In what layer of the atmosphere would you find clouds and weather?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
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