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Atmosphere

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which gas is a pollutant near Earth Surface

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Ozone

d)

None

2.

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

3.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

4.

Temperature increases with height in the ______ due to solar radiation.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

5.

What do you call the part of the atmosphere where molecules escape into space?

a)

doldrums

b)

ionosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

dead zone

6.

What protects the earth from harmful UV rays from the sun?

a)

clouds

b)

ionosphere

c)

nitrogen gases

d)

the ozone

7.
Earth's current atmosphere is
a)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon and 0.037% carbon dioxide
b)
78% oxygen, 21%nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.037% carbon dioxide
c)
78% nitrogen, 21% argon, 1% oxygen
d)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% carbon dioxide
8.
The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere
c)
mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere
d)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
9.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
10.
This type of heat transfer is due to direct contact.
a)
Radiation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
11.
When warm air rises and cools high in the atmosphere and then sinks to the earth creates _________ currents
a)
convection
b)
surface
c)
deep
d)
precipitaiton
12.

"atmo-" means

a)

gas or vapor

b)

water

c)

Earth or rocks

d)

life

13.

Airplanes fly in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

14.
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
15.
As altitude increases, the air pressure 
a)
decreases
b)
stays the same
c)
increases
d)
all of the above
16.
Look up pictures of the Aurora Borealis on google.  The Aurora Borealis occurs in the
a)
troposhere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
17.

Which is not a factor that influences daily weather?

a)

heat

b)

air pressure

c)

elevation

d)

moisture

18.

Which prevailing wind can be found between 30 and 60 degrees latitude?

a)

trade winds

b)

horse winds

c)

eaterlies

d)

westerlies

19.

Which prevailing wind can be found between 60 and 90 degrees latitude?

a)

trade winds

b)

horse winds

c)

eaterlies

d)

westerlies

20.

Which prevailing wind can be found between 0 and 30 degrees latitude?

a)

trade winds

b)

horse winds

c)

eaterlies

d)

westerlies

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