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ES Ch. 9 The EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Atmosphere:

a)

layer of gases that surround earth

b)

release of oxygen into air

c)

air is another term for this word

d)

not part of the water cycle

2.

These 2 gases (elements) make up most of our atmosphere

a)

hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

sugar

3.

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide (a natural cycle in life) are used by

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

people

d)

all of these

4.

Troposhere

a)

has up and down, side to side air movements

b)

is where weather occurs

c)

has the most dense air so we can breathe

d)

is the 2nd layer in the atmosphere

5.

Has the ozone layer and is the second layer

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesophere

d)

all of these

6.

The ozone layer (which is in the stratosphere) protects us

a)

from the sun's harmful rays (radiation)

b)

from the troposphere

c)

this is not part of our atmosphere

d)

from aliens

7.

These are formed from the sun's heat which evaporates water on earth

a)

rivers

b)

clouds

c)

streams

d)

the troposphere

8.

Clouds are formed according to their

a)

shape

b)

altitude

c)

water amount

d)

movement

9.

Stratus clouds are/can

a)

low and wide

b)

bring rain

c)

be fog

d)

cover entire sky

10.

The photo shows which type of cloud

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

d)

none of these

11.

Cumulus clouds bring

a)

rain

b)

fair weather

c)

sleet

d)

snow

12.

The photo shows which type of cloud

a)

none of these

b)

stratus

c)

cumulus

d)

cirrus

13.

Cirrus clouds are made of _________ and may bring __________ and are _________________

a)

ice crystals

b)

rain or snow

c)

fog

d)

thin and wispy

14.

Precipitation comes from or forms in

a)

rain

b)

clouds

c)

stratosphere

d)

the troposphere

15.

What is the main cause of the TYPE of precipitation that falls

a)

weather

b)

the temperature in the clouds and on earth

c)

fog

16.

Stratus clouds give us

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

hail