WorksheetsThe layers of the atmosphere
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ___________ and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is _____________.
Oxygen, Nitrogen
Nitrogen, Oxygen
Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?
Planes fly in the ozone layer
It is made up of oxygen (O2)
It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun
It causes clouds to be created
As altitude increases, Air pressure.....
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
Goes up and down
The troposphere extends from...
What does the earth's atmosphere do?
help to regulate the temperature on Earth
Help UV rays to reach the Earth's surface
Creates meteors in the sky
Keep ocean waters cold
A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.
atmosphere
troposphere
ozone
nitrogen
"atmo-" means
gas or vapor
water
Earth or rocks
life
The highest layer of the atmosphere is
troposhphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
exosphere
Weather happens in the
troposhphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
exosphere
Airplanes fly in the
troposhphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
exosphere
As you get farther away from the Earth, the layers of the atmosphere get
colder
warmer
Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of which 2 gases? CHOOSE 2!!!!!!
nitrogen
oxygen
ozone
water vapor
Jeffy
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
Air Mass
Air Pressure
Gravity
Strawberry
What layer do meteorologist use for the weather ?
troposphere
Jeffycity
Stratosphere
Strawberry
AH
What is the measure of the force of the gases (air) pushing down on the Earth's surface called?
temperature
gravity
atmosphere
air pressure
