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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
2.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
3.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.
a)
altitude
b)
density
c)
composition
d)
temperature
4.
This layer is where weather occurs.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
5.
The layer of the atmosphere that protects us from the Sun the most is called the ____________.
a)
ozone
b)
troposphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
exosphere
6.
The basic composition of air can consist of:
a)
Nitrogen 21%, Oxygen 78%, Trace Gases 1% of the Earth's atmospheric composition.
b)
Nitrogen 1%, Oxygen 78%, Trace Gases 21% of the Earth's atmospheric composition.
c)
Nitrogen 78%, Oxygen, 21%, Trace Gases 1% of the Earth's atmospheric composition.
d)
Nitrogen .001%, Oxygen 78%, Trace Gases 21.9 % of the Earth's atmospheric composition.
7.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
8.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
9.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
10.
What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
11.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
12.
Which atmospheric layer is the ozone layer found?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
13.
What layer of the atmosphere protects us from meteors?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
14.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
15.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
16.
Where would the air pressure be the highest?
a)
On the ground
b)
In a plane
c)
On the moon
d)
On a mountain
17.
This is the source of all heat energy in our atmosphere
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
Water
18.
Electrically charged particles are found primarily in this layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
exosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
ionosphere
19.
What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
20.
The greenhouse effect causes the Earth's air to
a)
heat up
b)
cool down
c)
blow up
d)
turn brown
21.
The ozone layer
a)
is green and purple
b)
absorbs dangerous solar radiation
c)
smells like sulphur
d)
is made of carbon dioxide
22.
The _________________ is the process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and give off heat
a)
ozone layer
b)
greenhouse effect
c)
coriolis effect
d)
thermosphere
23.
Where you will find Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
a)
troposphere
b)
ionsophere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
24.
Which weather tool measures temperature?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anememeter
25.
The composition of the air is 78%
a)
Oxygen
b)
Argon
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Nitrogen
26.
Where satellites and space shuttles orbit.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
27.
uppermost layer of the atmosphere that does not feel hot because air molecules are far apart and cannot collide to transfer heat
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
thermosphere
28.
What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go?
a)
the air pressure increases
b)
the air pressure decreases
c)
the air pressure stays the same
d)
there is no air pressure
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