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LSMS2022 Atmosphere

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

What are the layers of the Atmosphere?

*Choose all you think apply*

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

Exosphere

2.

What is the Troposphere?

*Choose 2*

a)

The first layer

b)

The layer where satellites orbit

c)

The third layers

d)

The layer which holds the weather

e)

That isn't a layer

3.

What gasses are in the Troposphere?

a)

Sulfur, Oxygen, Iron etc.

b)

Helium, Sulfur, Water Vapor etc.

c)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, Water Vapor etc.

d)

Helium, Nitrogen, Iron etc.

4.

What is the Stratosphere?

*Choose 2*

a)

The layer that takes weather

b)

The 2nd layer

c)

The 5th layer

d)

There is no Stratosphere

e)

The layer with multiple layers

5.

How high does the Stratosphere go?

a)

12km above sea level

b)

50km above sea level

c)

20km above sea level

d)

60km above sea level

6.

What is the Mesosphere?

*Choose 2*

a)

The layer that holds the Ozone

b)

The 3rd layer

c)

The layer that is located in the middle

d)

The last layer

7.

What causes meteors to burn up in this layer?

a)

Friction and momentum

b)

Gravity and altitude

c)

Weather

d)

Radiation

8.

What is the Thermosphere?

*Choose 2*

a)

The layer with extremely high temperatures

b)

The 2nd layer

c)

The layer that burns meteors

d)

The 4th layer

9.

What is the thickest layer?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Mesosphere

10.

What is the Exosphere?

a)

Not a layer

b)

The last layer

c)

The layer with the Northern Lights

d)

The layer with weather balloons

11.

What happens in the Exosphere?

a)

Weather occurs here

b)

Meteors burn

c)

The Ozone is here

d)

Atoms and molecules escape into space

12.

What is the coldest layer?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Thermosphere

13.

What does the Ozone do?

a)

It is extremely hot and will burn anything that touches it

b)

Absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun and converts it into heat

c)

Freeze anything it touches

14.

In which layer does the air become thinner with altitude?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

All of the above

15.

How hot can the Exosphere get?

a)

-1700 - 0 degrees

b)

-50 - 1600 degrees

c)

0 - 1700 degrees

d)

-1600 - 50 degrees