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The structure of atmosphere

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atmospheric layer that is closest to Earth's surface?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

2.

What layer of the atmosphere has the aurora borealis in it?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

3.

What layer has the ozone layer in it?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

4.

What does the ozone layer do?

a)

It protects us from meteors

b)

It protects us from violent solar flares

c)

It protects us from ultraviolet radiation

d)

It helps us breathe

5.

What layer protects us by burning up most meteors?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Thermosphere

6.

What layer does most weather occur in?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Mesosphere

7.

What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Methane

8.

What gas makes up around 21% of our atmosphere?

a)

Methane

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

9.

What is the aurora borealis most commonly called

a)

The northern lights

b)

The southern lights

c)

The ionic particles

d)

A rainbow

10.

What is an atmosphere?

a)

A layer of fluids surrounding an object

b)

A layer of gas surrounding a planet or moon

c)

A cloud of gas that allows us to breath

d)

A layer of oxygen that surrounds a planet or moon