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atmosphere

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the first layer of the atmosphere

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

stratosphere

2.

which layer of the atmosphere burs up meteorites

a)

stratosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

ozone layer

3.

which layer has ozone

a)

exosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

mesosphere

e)

stratosphere

4.

which instrument is used to measure air pressure

a)

tuba

b)

barometer

c)

thermometer

5.

what gas in the atmosphere is the most abundant

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

argon

6.

what is the percentage of the earths atmosphere is oxygen

a)

78

b)

21

c)

.1

d)

.93

7.

which layer of the atmosphere has weather

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

exosphere

8.

In which atmospheric layer is most water vapor found?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

nanosphere

9.

What is the first layer of the atmosphere an astronaut passes through during reentry from outer space?

a)

ionosphere

b)

exosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

mesosphere

10.

Air has pressure because air has________

a)

pressure

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

oxygen

11.

When climbing a high mountain, you may get out of breath easily because as you go higher up in the troposphere

a)

the amount of oxygen increases

b)

the amount of oxygen stays the same

c)

the amount of oxygen decreases

12.

In which layer do the northern lights occur

a)

exosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozonesphere

d)

stratosphere

13.

What major gases are found in the atmosphere?

a)

neon oxygen argon ozone

b)

Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide

c)

mercury ozone tin argon

14.

how high you are is called (scientific)

a)

highness

b)

altitude

c)

height

15.

Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest density of gas molecules?

a)

mesosphere

b)

nanosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

16.

choose all that are not a type of atmosphere on earth

a)

mesosphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

ozonesphere

d)

ecosphere

e)

troposphere

17.

how much of the earths atmosphere is consisted of argon

a)

.93%

b)

42%

c)

.42%

d)

93%

18.

how much of the earths atmosphere is consisted of carbon dioxide

a)

.03

b)

.03%

c)

03%

d)

0.3%

19.

what was the most dangerous element

a)

flouride

b)

liquid nitrogen

c)

fuel

d)

Plutonuim

20.

which element helps us breath

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

argon

d)

carbon dioxide

21.

what layer of the atmosphere do airplanes fly

a)

troposphere/stratosphere

b)

stratosphere/mesosphere

c)

exosphere/ionosphere

22.
Coriolis effect
a)
caused by Earth's rotation
b)
caused by Earth's revolution
c)
caused by Earth's tilt
d)
caused by Earth's winds
23.
Air current that brings the weather to North America and Canada
a)
polar easterlies
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
doldrums
24.
True or False? Air has no mass.
a)
True
b)
False
25.

what wind speed is a catogory 1 hurricane

a)

78

b)

76

c)

74

d)

70

26.

what is the wind speed of a tropical storm mph

a)

39-60

b)

39-73

c)

3.9-73

d)

39-76

27.

how fast is a tropical depression wind speed mph

a)

37

b)

2.5

c)

3.9

d)

25

e)

39