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Layers of the Atmosphere LSMS2022

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many main layers are in the atmosphere?

a)

57

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

2.

Which atmospheric name has the most changing weather in it?

a)

The Troposphere

b)

The Mesosphere

c)

The Theremosphere

d)

The Stratosphere

3.

In the troposphere, what percentage of the air is nitrogen?

a)

About 64%

b)

About 78%

c)

About 96%

d)

About 43%

4.

What is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere called?

a)

That one boundary

b)

The stratopause

c)

The tropopause

d)

The Space Between

5.

What does ozone do?

a)

Nothing, it's just air

b)

It protects us from harmful UV rays and absorbs them

c)

It shows the clear zone of where one layer ends

d)

It absorbs all the oxygen in the air

6.

What layer do most meteors burn up in?

a)

The Troposphere

b)

The Mesosphere

c)

The Stratosphere

d)

The Thermosphere

7.

What is the coldest part of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

The Mesopause

b)

The Stratopause

c)

The Tropopause

d)

The Exopause

8.

Where do the Northern Lights usually appear?

a)

The Troposphere

b)

The Stratosphere

c)

The Mesosphere

d)

The Thermosphere

9.

Which layer do higher altitude satellites orbit our planet?

a)

The thermosphere

b)

The exosphere

c)

The stratosphere

d)

The mesosphere

10.

In the Troposphere, does the temperature go up or down as you go higher into the atmosphere?

a)

No one knows

b)

The temperature increases

c)

The temperature decreases

d)

It stays constant

11.

What is rare in the Stratosphere?

a)

Clouds

b)

Air

c)

Molecules

d)

Birds

12.

What does ozone convert short ultraviolet rays into?

a)

Heat

b)

Chili

c)

Rain

d)

Mist

13.

Which atmosphere LAYER is the coldest?

a)

The Exosphere

b)

The Thermosphere

c)

The Stratosphere

d)

The Mesosphere

14.

Where does the Thermosphere get its heat?

a)

Fire in the air

b)

Radiation from the Moon

c)

Radiation from the Sun

d)

The Thermosphere isn't warm

15.

Is the Exosphere's air thin or thick?

a)

Fairly thin

b)

VERY thin

c)

Fairly thick

d)

VERY thick