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The atmosphere

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ______________ is the highest level of the atmosphere.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

2.

The lowest level of the atmosphere is the _______________.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

3.

This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

4.

This layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

5.

Planes fly in the lower level of the ___________________.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

6.

The _______________ protects us from meteoroids, because in this layer they burn up.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Ionosphere

7.

The ________________ is very hot!

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Ionosphere

8.

The _____________ is where satellites orbit the earth.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

9.

Atmo- in the word atmosphere means ___________.

a)

Earth

b)

Water

c)

Air

d)

Life

10.

The earth’s atmosphere is a__________ surrounding the earth, held in place by gravity.

a)

Layer of gases

b)

Water

c)

Clouds

d)

Rainfall

11.

The layers of the atmosphere are held in place by....

a)

Space

b)

Oxygen

c)

Gravity

d)

Sky

12.

There are _____ layers of the atmosphere.

a)

Four

b)

fifteen

c)

eleven

d)

Eight

13.

The first atmosphere is called?

a)

The primitive atmosphere

b)

Carbon dioxide atmosphere

c)

photosynthetic atmosphere

14.

The first atmosphere had no oxygen true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Bacteria were the first living thing to make oxygen in the primitive atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

other

d)

Not given

16.

Which gas is the most in the present atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Argon

17.

Why does the stratosphere has two layers?

a)

Because it's in the middle

b)

Because it's hot

c)

Because planes pass there

d)

Because of the ozone layer

18.

The second layer of the stratosphere is hot because?

a)

Mesosphere is cool

b)

Ionosphere is hot

c)

The ozone layer releases heat from the sun back.

d)

Troposphere is warm

19.

Oxygen as a second abundant gas in the atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not given

20.

The ozone layer protects us and other living things from...

a)

Biogas

b)

the harmful radiation (sunlight) from the Sun.

c)

airplanes

d)

Rainfall