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WorksheetsLayers of Atmosphere/Air Quality
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
2.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
3.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
4.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
5.
What two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?
a)
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
b)
Nitrogen and oxygen
c)
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
Trace gases and water vapor
6.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
7.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
8.
Which layer is the outermost layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
9.
The higher you go, the air becomes _____ _____.
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
10.
This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
11.
What happens to the density (thickness)/air pressure of the air as you increase in altitude?
a)
density increases
b)
density decreases
c)
density stays the same
d)
density disappears
12.
The hottest layer of the atmosphere is the ________________.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
13.
The coldest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
14.
What does this diagram illustrate?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Layers of the atmosphere
15.
Oxygen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
a)
true
b)
false
16.
The higher one is in the atmosphere the ________________ oxygen(air) there is available to breathe.
a)
More
b)
Less
17.
The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Trace gases
18.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
19.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
20.
Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be
a)
warm
b)
cold
c)
dead
21.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
22.
The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is
a)
methane
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
d)
ozone
23.
What causes smog?
a)
The burning of particulates
b)
The formation of ozone
c)
Acid Rain
d)
the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuels
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