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Social studies grade 6 space unit 1 lesson 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet has an atmosphere?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Moon

2.

Earth's atmosphere includes:

a)

Nitrogen 78%

b)

Oxygen 21%

c)

Argon 0.9%

d)

Carbon dioxide 0.03%

e)

Water 0.01%

3.

Scientist compare Earth to the rocky planets that are part of the solar system:

a)

Mars

b)

Moon

c)

Black hole

d)

Venus

4.

The atmosphere is about:

a)

300 miles(480km)

b)

200 miles(204km)

c)

336 miles(490km)

d)

100 miles(55km)

5.

The atmosphere meets outer space at an imaginary line called:

a)

Carbon line

b)

Oxygen line

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Karman line

6.

The earth's atmosphere is made up of different layers.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

d)

I don't remember

7.

Troposphere is:

a)

Closest layer, contains half of the atmosphere, clouds water vapor and dust occur here

b)

Farthest layer, contains all of the atmosphere, clouds water vapor and dust don't occur here

c)

Dry layer

d)

Wet layer

8.

Stratosphere is:

a)

Very dry, balloon airs and jets fly here

b)

Very wet, airplanes fly here

c)

Very big

d)

Closest layer to earth

9.

Mesosphere is:

a)

highest layer

b)

Hottest layer

c)

Coldest layer

d)

Oldest layer

10.

Thermosphere is:

a)

has alot of air

b)

air density=no air, we think of it as outer space, space shuttles orbit Earth here

c)

air density=low, we normally think of it as outer space, space shuttles orbit Earth here

d)

air density=high, we don't think of it as outer space, space shuttles don't orbit Earth here

11.

Exosphere is:

a)

Highest and thinnest layer

b)

biggest and lowest layer

c)

merges with outer space

d)

coldest layer

12.

Ionosphere is:

a)

active part of atmosphere that grows or shrinks depending on the energy from the sun, overlaps 3 layers:mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere

b)

5th layer

c)

not active part of atmosphere that doesn't grow or shrink depending on the energy from the sun, overlaps 3 layers:ozone layer, thermosphere, and exosphere

d)

4th layer

13.

Ozone layer is:

a)

a nickname for the mesosphere

b)

a shield in the thermosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

c)

a shield in the stratosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

d)

a shield in the mesosphere that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the moon.

14.

Without it we will die:

a)

mesosphere

b)

Ozone layer

c)

ionosphere

d)

thermosphere

15.

Auroras are:

a)

something dangerous

b)

things in sky

c)

bright, ugly bands of light that appear far from Earth's poles

d)

bright, beautiful bands of light that appear near Earth's poles

16.

Did you like my exam till now (It is a poll choose what you think)

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Good but not the best