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Atmosphere

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

2.

In which atmosphere layer does weather occur?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

3.

Which elemental gas makes up 78% of the Earth's troposphere? (ESRT p. 1)

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Helium

4.

Generally, as altitude increases, what happens to air pressure?

a)

It increases.

b)

It decreases.

c)

It stays the same.

d)

It changes within each atmosphere layer.

5.

Which atmosphere layer contains the Ozone Layer?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

6.

Which gas makes up 21% of all gases in the troposphere? (p. 1 ESRT)

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Neon

d)

Helium

7.

What happens to water vapor concentration as altitude increases?

a)

it decreases

b)

it increases

c)

it decreases then increases

d)

it stays the same

8.

Which is NOT an example of a greenhouse gas?

a)

methane

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

water vapor

9.
The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change. 
a)
Altitude 
b)
Elevation
c)
Temperature
d)
Distance from the sun
10.

78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ___________ and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is _____________.

a)

Oxygen, Nitrogen

b)

Nitrogen, Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide

d)

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

11.
Where would you find the ozone layer?
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
12.
The hottest layer of the atmosphere is the ________________.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
13.
The function of the ozone layer is to _________________________. 
a)
allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
keep oxygen in
d)
allow meteors to get to Earth
14.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
15.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
16.
What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
a)
Temperature goes up
b)
Temperature goes down
17.

Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?

a)

Ozone

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Methane

d)

Sulfur Dioxide

e)

Carbon Dioxide

18.

In which two zones of the atmosphere does temperature decrease with altitude?

a)

Troposphere and Stratosphere

b)

Stratosphere and Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere and Mesophere

d)

Mesosphere and Troposphere

19.

As altitude within the troposphere increases, the amount of water vapor generally

a)

increases, only

b)

decreases, only

c)

remains the same

d)

decreases, then increases

20.

Most ozone is found in a region of Earth's atmosphere between 10 and 20 miles above Earth's surface. This temperature zone of the atmosphere is known as the

a)

thermosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

troposphere