WorksheetsAtmosphere
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
2.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
3.
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
4.
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
5.
The higher you go, the air becomes _____ _____.
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
6.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
7.
Which are layers of the atmosphere?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Precipitation
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Convection
8.
What is the layer of air around the Earth called?
a)
trophosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hemisphere
9.
Water that is floating in the air is called .......
a)
precipitation
b)
water
c)
water vapour
10.
If I climb Mount Everest I must take which TWO?
a)
cell phone
b)
warm clothes
c)
oxygen
11.
Wind occurs because air usually moves from areas of high _______ to low _________
a)
pressure, pressure
b)
temperature, pressure
c)
pressure, temperature
d)
pressure, humidity
12.
The two most common gases in the atmosphere.
a)
Nitrogen and Oxygen
b)
Oxygen and trace gases
c)
Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen
d)
Nitrogen and trace gases
13.
Where is atmospheric pressure the greatest?
a)
mesosphere
b)
exosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
14.
Uneven heating of Earth's surface by the sun causes which of these?
a)
wind patterns
b)
cloud formation
c)
volcanic activity
d)
nutrient cycling
15.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
16.
This type of cloud is thick and puffy on top, and generally flat on the bottom. It has well-defined edges and can change shape rapidly.
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cloud 9
17.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
18.
Cumulonimbus clouds mean ...
a)
fair weather (nice)
b)
thunderstorms
c)
rain/storms coming
d)
long periods of rain
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