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Atmosphere layers

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All weather occurs in the ___________.

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

mesosphere

2.

In the troposphere, as the altitude goes _______ the temperature goes ________.

a)

up, up

b)

up, down

c)

down, down

d)

down, up

3.

We live in the ________.

a)

mesosphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

exosphere

4.

In the stratosphere, as the altitude goes _____ the temperature goes _______.

a)

up, down

b)

up, up

c)

down, down

d)

down, up

5.

The ozone layer is located in the ________.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

exosphere

6.

Most meteors burn out in the ________.

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

exosphere

7.

_______ destroys the ozone layer.

a)

OPPs

b)

CTCs

c)

CFCs

d)

CTSs

8.

The _____ causes the northern lights.

a)

mesosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

exosphere

9.

The ionosphere starts at the top of the ______ and extends through the ________.

a)

mesosphere, exosphere

b)

mesosphere, thermosphere

c)

thermosphere, exosphere

d)

troposphere, stratosphere

10.

The hottest of the primary layers is the _______.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

11.

This layer extends from 0-10 km.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

12.

Weather balloons fly up to this layer.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

13.

This layer extends from 400km and beyond.

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

exosphere

14.

The layer with the highest air pressure is the ______.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

exosphere

15.

This layer extends from 30-50 km.

a)

troposphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

exosphere

16.

99% of the water vapor is found in the ______.

a)

troposphere

b)

exosphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

mesosphere

17.

This layer is sometimes considered outer space.

a)

stratosphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

troposphere

18.

This layer extends from 10-30 km.

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

19.

This is the layer with the lowest air pressure.

a)

troposphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

exosphere

20.

Air planes fly in this layer.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

ionosphere

d)

mesosphere

21.

The coldest of the layers is the _____.

a)

troposphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

exosphere

22.

This layer extends from 50- 400 km.

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

exosphere

23.

Satellites orbit this layer.

a)

troposphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

stratosphere

24.

The space shuttle orbits this layer.

a)

troposphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

25.

The ozone layer protects us from ______.

a)

Sunlight

b)

UV rays

c)

rain

d)

weather

26.

If the ozone layer is destroyed we can expect...

a)

eye issues

b)

lower immunity

c)

skin cancer

d)

all of the above

27.

The ozone layer can heal itself if we stop emitting harmful substances.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Layers of the atmosphere are classified by ________ and ______.

a)

height, orbit

b)

orbit, weather

c)

height, temperature

d)

temperature, weather

29.

Molecules in the exosphere will drift into _____.

a)

outer space

b)

earth's orbit

c)

Jupiter

d)

space rocks

30.

The process of trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere.

a)

molecule

b)

atom

c)

greenhouse gas

d)

greenhouse effect