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The Atmosphere's Layers

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Ozone layer

c)

Exosphere

2.

Where do space crafts fly?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

3.

Where are the meteors?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Thermosphere

4.

Where are satellite’s?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

5.

Which layer of the atmosphere does majority of our weather occur in?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

6.

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

7.

Gas in the atmosphere that protects the Earth from the Sun's rays

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

8.

The gas that makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere

a)

lifting

b)

troposphere

c)

wind funnel

d)

nitrogen

9.

The highest layer of the atmosphere is

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

10.

Meteor showers occur in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

11.
What part of our atmosphere is where the ozone layer is?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
12.
What part of our atmosphere is the coldest?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Stratosphere
13.

The ozone layer is the part of the Stratosphere that protects from ultra violet rays from the _____________.

a)
moon
b)
stars
c)
sun
d)
planets
14.
What two gases make up the majority of air?
a)
helium & argon
b)
helium & oxygen
c)
ozone & nitrogen
d)
nitrogen & oxygen
15.
Which is not an example of precipitation?
a)
wind
b)
rain
c)
snow
d)
sleet
16.
Where do the four seasons occur?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
17.
The atmosphere ________________ Earth.
a)
lifts
b)
pulls
c)
protects
d)

feeds

18.

The ________________ is very hot!

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

19.

Atmo- in the word atmosphere means ___________.

a)

Earth

b)

Water

c)

Air

d)

Life

20.

The force that pulls you back to Earth is called .......

a)

activity

b)

heaviness

c)

gravity

21.

Plants use what gas in photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

22.

What gas do animals use from the air?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

23.

A fire uses which gas to burn?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

24.

Airplanes fly mainly in the upper

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

25.

How many layers of the Atmosphere are there? How many did we go over in class?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

5

d)

10

26.
What are the two most common gases found throughout the atmospheric layers?
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b)
ozone and water vapor
c)
nitrogen and oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide and nitrogen
27.

What do we call harmful gases in the air?

a)

solution

b)

creation

c)

pollution

d)

illusion

28.

The air we breathe is mostly made of

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

29.
True or False? Air takes up space.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
True or False? Air has no mass.
a)
True
b)
False