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Warm-up: Earth's Atmosphere (based on homework video/notes)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth's atmosphere can be defined as

a)

All of the gases in outer space.

b)

The shell of gases surrounding Earth.

c)

All of the weather that occurs on Earth.

d)

The atoms that are included in the living organisms on Earth.

2.
Earth's FIRST atmosphere was most likely formed by....
a)
early ocean humidity 
b)
cooling of iron-rich lavas
c)
late cretaceous life forms
d)
volcanic eruptions
3.

The air is most dense..

a)

at the top of the atmosphere

b)

in the middle layers of the atmosphere

c)

in space

d)

closest to the surface of Earth

4.

The stage of the atmosphere where volcanoes appeared, lots of _______ and ________ were released to form the second stage of the atmosphere.

a)

water and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and water vapor

c)

nitrogen and water

d)

Helium and carbon dioxide

5.

What produced oxygen within the early stages of our atmosphere?

a)

Palm trees and Fern plants

b)

Volcanos

c)

Galactic Debris

d)

cyanobacteria/blue-green algae

6.
The current atmosphere is composed of mainly?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Argon
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Nitrogen
7.
Within the current atmosphere, what gas is 21%?
a)
nitrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
argon
d)
flatulence
8.

Altitude means

a)

elevation of height above sea level

b)

pressure of air

c)

concentration of gases

d)

how much water to expect with a frontal system

9.

According the the chart, _______ changes back and forth throughout the layers of the atmosphere, while _______ and ______ just decrease with altitude. (words, need to be in right order of the blanks).

a)

concentration, temperature, pressure

b)

pressure, concentration, elevation

c)

temperature, pressure, concentration

d)

elevation, pressure, temperature

10.

In order for the oceans to form on Earth, what had to happen?

a)

Earth had to heat up and water had to evaporate

b)

Earth had to remain constant temperature

c)

More Volcanoes had to erupt

d)

Earth's surface had to cool down and allowed condensation to occur

11.
The early atmosphere contained smaller amounts of oxygen, do to the...
a)
lack of plant life
b)
lack of animal life
c)
early protists
d)
aquatic life forms
12.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the most dense and where all weather occurs?

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

mesosphere