WorksheetsAtmosphere layers
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
All weather occurs in the ___________.
troposphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
mesosphere
In the troposphere, as the altitude goes _______ the temperature goes ________.
up, up
up, down
down, down
down, up
We live in the ________.
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
exosphere
In the stratosphere, as the altitude goes _____ the temperature goes _______.
up, down
up, up
down, down
down, up
The ozone layer is located in the ________.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
exosphere
Most meteors burn out in the ________.
troposphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
exosphere
_______ destroys the ozone layer.
OPPs
CTCs
CFCs
CTSs
The _____ causes the northern lights.
mesosphere
troposphere
ionosphere
exosphere
The ionosphere starts at the top of the ______ and extends through the ________.
mesosphere, exosphere
mesosphere, thermosphere
thermosphere, exosphere
troposphere, stratosphere
The hottest of the primary layers is the _______.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
This layer extends from 0-10 km.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
Weather balloons fly up to this layer.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
This layer extends from 400km and beyond.
troposphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
exosphere
The layer with the highest air pressure is the ______.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
exosphere
This layer extends from 30-50 km.
troposphere
ionosphere
mesosphere
exosphere
99% of the water vapor is found in the ______.
troposphere
exosphere
ionosphere
mesosphere
This layer is sometimes considered outer space.
stratosphere
ionosphere
exosphere
troposphere
This layer extends from 10-30 km.
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
exosphere
This is the layer with the lowest air pressure.
troposphere
ionosphere
mesosphere
exosphere
Air planes fly in this layer.
troposphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
mesosphere
The coldest of the layers is the _____.
troposphere
ionosphere
mesosphere
exosphere
This layer extends from 50- 400 km.
troposphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
exosphere
Satellites orbit this layer.
troposphere
ionosphere
exosphere
stratosphere
The space shuttle orbits this layer.
troposphere
ionosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
The ozone layer protects us from ______.
Sunlight
UV rays
rain
weather
If the ozone layer is destroyed we can expect...
eye issues
lower immunity
skin cancer
all of the above
The ozone layer can heal itself if we stop emitting harmful substances.
true
false
Layers of the atmosphere are classified by ________ and ______.
height, orbit
orbit, weather
height, temperature
temperature, weather
Molecules in the exosphere will drift into _____.
outer space
earth's orbit
Jupiter
space rocks
The process of trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere.
molecule
atom
greenhouse gas
greenhouse effect
