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WorksheetsThe Earth's Atomosphere
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the layer of air around the Earth called?
a)
trophosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
hemisphere
2.
In the thermosphere layer of air you find ........ (2)
a)
satellites
b)
areoplanes
c)
International Space Station
3.
What layer protects us from the sun's harmful rays?
a)
protection layer
b)
ozone layer
c)
atmospheric layer
4.
In which layer of Earth’s atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
mesosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
5.
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Exosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
6.
Which of the following lists the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth’s surface to space?
a)
Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
b)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
c)
Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
7.
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to space?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Thermosphere
8.
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.
9.
Within the stratosphere is the ozone layer. What does the ozone layer do?
a)
It protects us from meteors
b)
It protects us from violent solar flares
c)
It protects us from ultra violet radiation
d)
It helps us breathe
10.
The layer where most meteorites vaporize?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
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