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Atmospheric Layer Review Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

As you travel from the surface of the earth up through the atmosphere into outer space, the gases become

a)

More dense

b)

Less dense

c)

higher in temperature.

d)

consistently lower in temperature.

2.

When air warms up, it causes water vapor to form. The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere is called

a)

clouds

b)

humidity

c)

dew point

d)

air pressure

3.

This gas is found in the stratosphere where it helps protect us from UV radiation.

a)

ozone

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

4.

The Earth's atmosphere is divided into five layers. In which layer does all life exist?

a)

exosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

troposphere

5.

Which layer of the earth's atmosphere, is furthest away from the surface of the earth?

a)

exosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

troposphere

6.

Earth's weather takes place in what layer of the atmosphere?

a)

exosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

troposphere

7.

The earth's atmosphere is made up of _______, ________, and trace elements.

a)

carbon, oxygen

b)

oxygen, silicon

c)

hydrogen, oxygen

d)

nitrogen, oxygen

8.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

9.

The phrases above describe what layer of the atmosphere?

a)

exosphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

10.

What gas in the atmosphere forms into clouds?

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

nitrogen

d)

water vapor