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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Earth's atmosphere is mainly made of
a)
water
b)
snow
c)
wax
d)
air
2.
The layer of atmosphere closest to the Earth is called the
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
proctosphere
3.
Air in the atmosphere is 78%
a)
Einsteinium
b)
nitrogen
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
4.
Most of the atmosphere is composed of the following gas
a)
nitrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
e)
flatulence
5.
Oxygen is the most common gas in the atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Both True and False
d)
Neither True nor False
6.
The atmosphere is a mixture of gases.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
True and False
d)
Neither True nor False
7.
The atmosphere is 21%
a)
nitrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
argon
d)
flatulence
8.
The stratosphere is located between the
a)
thermosphere and mesosphere
b)
core and mantle
c)
troposphere and mesosphere
d)
exosphere and mesosphere
e)
your head and Uranus
9.
Altitude is the (use the internet for this answer)
a)
distance between the moon and the sun
b)
weight of a mountain divided by the ocean
c)
place where things drop from the sky
d)
height of an object above the ground or sea level
10.
air pressure is the ________ that air has on a surface or object
a)
height
b)
distance
c)
force
d)
protuberance
11.
The ozone layer
a)
is green and purple
b)
absorbs dangerous solar radiation
c)
smells like sulphur
d)
is made of carbon dioxide
12.
The greenhouse effect causes the Earth's air to
a)
heat up
b)
cool down
c)
blow up
d)
turn brown
13.
The ozone layer is located in the
a)
biosphere
b)
atmsophere
c)
geosphere
d)
cryosphere
14.
The ozone layer occurs in the
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
exosphere
15.
If the ozone layer were to be completely destroyed life on Earth would
a)
grow larger
b)
get smaller
c)
die from too much solar radiation
d)
stay the same
16.
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
17.
As altitude increases, the air pressure
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
increases
d)
all of the above
18.
Most of Earth's weather occurs in the
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesophere
d)
thermosphere
19.
Water is found in the atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
True and False
d)
None of the above
20.
Look up pictures of the Aurora Borealis on google. The Aurora Borealis occurs in the
a)
troposhere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
21.
Name the layer.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
22.
In which layer does this happen?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
23.
What does the bacteria in the picture do?
a)
It converts carbon dioxide into soluble form
b)
It converts minerals into soluble form
c)
It stores the food
d)
None of the above
24.
In what layer does this occur?
a)
Stratopause
b)
Mesopause
c)
Ionosphere
d)
None of the above
25.
What layer of the atmosphere protects the earth from this?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
None of the above
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