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Atmospheric Layers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first layer in the atmosphere?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

2.

Which layer is above the Stratosphere?

a)

Ionosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Mesosphere

3.

What is the outermost layer?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Ionosphere

d)

Mesosphere

4.

Which layer do airplanes and jet fly in?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

5.

Which layer is the farthest from Earth and can still be affected by Earth´s gravity.

a)

Exosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Ionosphere

6.

Which layer consists of a large amount of ions and free electrons?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Ionosphere

d)

Exosphere

7.

Which is true about the Mesosphere?

a)

Home to the northern lights

b)

Lowest layer of the atmosphere

c)

Second layer of the atmosphere

d)

Burns up most asteroids before they reach Earth

8.

In this layer, it is not possible for research equipment to stay in orbit

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Ionosphere

d)

Troposphere

9.

Which layer contains most of the mass of Earth's atmosphere

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Ionosphere

d)

Thermosphere

10.

Which layer lies at the top of the Mesosphere and the bottom of the Thermosphere

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Ionosphere

d)

Thermosphere