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WorksheetsEES 2.5.1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
The weight of the atmosphere is ...
a)
temperature
b)
humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
weather
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Which temperature of air weighs more?
a)
warm
b)
cold
5.
What protects Earth from ultraviolet rays from the sun?
a)
ozone layer
b)
mesosphere
c)
air pressure
d)
troposphere
6.
In what layer would you find the ozone layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
7.
What layer comes next:
Troposphere -
stratosphere -
?????
Troposphere -
stratosphere -
?????
a)
mesosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
ionosphere
8.
What gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
water vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
9.
In what layer of the atmosphere would you find clouds and weather?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
10.
Lifting occurs when mountains push air
a)
up
b)
down
11.
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
12.
Which statement most accurately describes the temperature trend in the Troposphere? Temperatures...
a)
rise with increasing altitude above the Earth
b)
rise then fall with increasing altitude above the Earth
c)
decrease with increasing altitude above the Earth
d)
remain constant with increasing altitude above the Earth
13.
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
a)
help to regulate the temperature on Earth
b)
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
c)
Creates meteors in the sky
d)
Keep ocean waters cold
14.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
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