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Earth's atmosphere

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere, starting with the layer closest to Earth’s surface?

a)

Stratosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

c)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere

2.

The mesosphere helps protect the crust from? Harmful weather

a)

The impact of meteors.

b)

Dangerous cosmic rays.

c)

Dangerous solar flares.

d)

Harmful weather

3.

The composition of the atmosphere is mostly?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Helium

4.

What is the job of the ozone layer?

a)

To allow heat to exit the earth

b)

To allow heat to enter the earth.

c)

To allow heat to enter and exit the earth.

5.

The hottest layer.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere

6.

What is the layer of air around the Earth called?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hemisphere

7.

The layer of air does two things for us on earth ?

a)

Keeps the warmth in at night

b)

Makes rain

c)

Protect us from meteorites

8.

What layer protects us from the sun’s harmful rays?

a)

Protection layer

b)

Ozone layer

c)

Atmospheric layer

9.

As we go higher up in the atmosphere the air gets…?

a)

Heavier and Hotter

b)

Thinner and Colder

10.

The coldest layer.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere