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WorksheetsMHS Earth’s Atmospheric Layers Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which layer do airplanes and jet fly in?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
2.
Which is true about the Mesosphere?
a)
Home to the northern lights
b)
Lowest layer of the atmosphere
c)
Second layer of the atmosphere
d)
Burns up most asteroids before they reach Earth
3.
Which layer contains most of the mass of Earth's atmosphere
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Ionosphere
d)
Thermosphere
4.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
5.
Where satellites orbit.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
6.
The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Trace gases
7.
Which order is correct from the earth to space?
a)
thermosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
b)
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
c)
exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
d)
troposphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
8.
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
9.
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Mesophere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
10.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
11.
Which layer of the atmosphere has the greatest air pressure?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Exosphere
12.
What is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Thermosphere
13.
As distance from Earth increases, what happens to the density of the air in each layer?
a)
Density decreases.
b)
Density increases.
c)
Density stays the same.
d)
None of the above
14.
Why is Earth's atmosphere important?
a)
It is beautiful.
b)
It prevents pollution from happening.
c)
Life on Mars could not exist without it.
d)
Life on Earth could not exist without it.
15.
As distance from Earth increases, what happens to air pressure?
a)
Air pressure decreases.
b)
Air pressure increases.
c)
Air pressure stays the same.
d)
None of the above
16.
In which layer is the air pressure the lowest?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
e)
Troposphere
17.
Which layer do satellites orbit?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
e)
Troposphere
18.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
19.
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
20.
The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change.
a)
Altitude
b)
Elevation
c)
Temperature
d)
Distance from the sun
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