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Layers of the Atmosphere

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

12 km is the altitude of the ___________________.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

2.

400+ km is the altitude of the ___________________.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

3.

1800℃ is the temperature of the ________________.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

4.

What is the temperature of the stratosphere?

a)

-60 ℃

b)

-60 ℃ and warmer

c)

-90 ℃

d)

1800 ℃

5.

"Tropo" means _________________________.

a)

heat

b)

middle

c)

tropical

d)

turning or changing

6.

Weather occurs in the stratosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The altitude of the mesosphere is _________________.

a)

12 km

b)

80 km

c)

400+ km

d)

100 km

8.

The altitude of the stratosphere is 50 km.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The temperature of the mesosphere is _____________.

a)

-60 ℃

b)

-90 ℃

c)

-200 ℃

d)

1800 ℃

10.

Check all that apply to the THERMOSPHERE.

a)

Gas molecules move fast, so the temperature is very high.

b)

Gas molecules move slowly, so the temperature is very high.

c)

It doesn't feel warm because the molecules are far apart.

d)

Auroras occur here.

11.

The ionosphere and exosphere are part of the thermosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The outermost part of the atmosphere is the ____________.

a)

stratosphere

b)

exosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

ionosphere

13.

The _____________________ is much colder than the stratosphere.

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

14.

Check all that apply to the OZONE LAYER.

a)

It is part of the stratosphere.

b)

It is part of the mesosphere.

c)

It protects us from UV rays.

15.

The mesosphere protects us from meteoroids.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

"Meso" means _____________.

a)

turning or changing

b)

middle

c)

heat

d)

messy

17.

Water here forms thin, feathery clouds of ice.

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

18.

What is the temperature at the TOP of the troposphere?

a)

1800 ℃

b)

-60 ℃

c)

100 ℃

d)

-90 ℃

19.

"Strato" means ____________________.

a)

heat

b)

middle

c)

layer or spread out

d)

changing or turning

20.

If I am standing on earth looking up, the correct order of the layers of the atmosphere closest to farthest away would be:

a)

troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere

b)

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

c)

thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere