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Pollution Atmosphere Cough

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one cause of air pollution?

a)

Power plants

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Littering/pollution

2.

Does air pollution cause tears in the ozone layer?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Why is air pollution a big issue?

a)

Causes lung cancer, Strokes, and heart diseases

b)

Air pollution isn’t an issue

c)

Bad for environment

d)

Both A and C

4.

What can you do to reduce air pollution?

a)

Create wildfires

b)

Use less energy, walk and ride bikes

c)

Eat more meat to absorb toxins

d)

Buy plants

5.

_____and ________ can also be considered a type of pollution.

a)

Noise & light

b)

Earth & wind

c)

Both of these are correct

6.

The correct order of the different layers of the atmosphere, starting from the Earth's surface and moving upward, is..

a)

Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere

c)

Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere

d)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere

7.

In which layer of the atmosphere does all Weather take place?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

8.

In which layer would you find the Ozone Layer?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

9.

The Air Pressure and Altitude Rule states: As altitude increases air pressure _________

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

10.

Since the earth absorbs the sun's heat and then radiates it back, temperature in the troposphere _______ as you go up in altitude and get farther from the earth's surface.

a)

increases (gets hotter)

b)

decreases (gets colder)

c)

stays the same

11.

As altitude increases in the stratosphere temperature ______________. This is because of the Ozone layer holding onto the sun's UV radiation.

a)

stays the same

b)

increases (gets hotter)

c)

decreases (gets colder)

12.

Air is mostly made from which element?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Argon

d)

Carbon

13.

True or False: Air Pollution is a mixture of air (nitrogen and oxygen) and smoke, smog, burning fossil fuels and volcanoes.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Air Pollution is not a cause of asthma or other breathing problems.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

What is the main factor that separates one layer of the atmosphere from another?

a)

changes in altitude

b)

changes in weather

c)

changes in air pressure

d)

changes in temperature

16.

Why are scientists worried about the Ozone Layer?

a)

Because it is preventing some of our satellites from reaching the thermosphere.

b)

Because it's not as pretty as it once was.

c)

Because people are putting things (like burning fossil fuels) into the atmosphere that are causing holes in the ozone layer which will allow more of the sun's radiation to reach the surface of Earth, making Earth warmer than it's ever been.

d)

Because it's growing larger and larger and soon it won't allow any of the sun's heat to reach the Earth and it will then become too cold on Earth to support life.

17.
What is a true fact about the mesosphere?
a)
it is the hottest layer
b)
meteors burn up here
c)
the ozone layer is found here
d)
Northern Lights happen here
18.

What protects Earth from ultraviolet rays from the sun?

a)

ozone layer

b)

mesosphere

c)

air pressure

d)

troposphere

19.

What layer of the atmosphere is closest to outer space?

a)

mesosphere

b)

exosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

20.
What is a primary pollutant? 
a)
pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
b)
pollutants that react with other primary pollutants