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Atmosphere

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Our _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet.
a)
ocean
b)
weather
c)
atmosphere
d)
ozone
2.

Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?

a)

Planes fly in the ozone layer

b)

It is made up of oxygen (O2)

c)

It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun

d)

It causes clouds to be created

3.

In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

4.

This layer is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

5.

What layer of the atmosphere has the highest air pressure?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere

6.

Which is the coldest layer

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

7.

Satellites orbit in which layer?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Mesosphere

8.
What is the first layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Exosphere
9.
What is the 2nd layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Stratosphere
10.
What is the 3rd layer of the atmosphere?
a)
Stratosphere
b)

Troposphere

c)
Mesosphere
d)
Exosphere
11.
What is the 4th layer of the atmosphere?
a)

Exosphere

b)
Thermosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Troposphere
12.

Most of the atmosphere is composed of the following gas

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

13.
Oxygen is the most common gas in the atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Both True and False
d)
Neither True nor False
14.
The atmosphere is a mixture of gases.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
True and False
d)
Neither True nor False
15.
The atmosphere is 21%
a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

argon

d)

carbon dioxide

16.

The stratosphere is located between

a)

thermosphere and mesosphere

b)

core and mantle

c)

troposphere and mesosphere

d)

exosphere and mesosphere

e)

your head and Uranus

17.
The ozone layer
a)
is green and purple
b)
absorbs dangerous solar radiation
c)
smells like sulphur
d)
is made of carbon dioxide
18.
The greenhouse effect causes the Earth's air to
a)
heat up
b)
cool down
c)
blow up
d)
turn brown
19.

Altitude is the 

a)

distance between the moon and the sun

b)

weight of a mountain divided by the ocean

c)

place where things drop from the sky

d)

height of an object above the ground or sea level

20.
air pressure is the ________ that air has on a surface or object 
a)

height

b)

distance

c)

force

d)

angle

21.
The _________________ is the process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and give off heat
a)
ozone layer
b)
greenhouse effect
c)
coriolis effect
d)
thermosphere
22.

As altitude increases (↑), the air density...

a)

decreases (↓)

b)

stays the same (=)

c)

increases (↑)

d)

all of the above

23.

As altitude increases (↑), the air pressure...

a)

decreases (↓)

b)

stays the same (=)

c)

increases (↑)

d)

all of the above

24.
Water is found in the atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
True and False
d)
None of the above
25.
Wind occurs because air usually moves from areas of high _______ to low _________
a)
pressure, pressure
b)
temperature, pressure
c)
pressure, temperature
d)
pressure, humidity
26.
What causes winds to occur?
a)
Unequal distance
b)
Unequal humidity
c)
unequal heating
d)
unequal mass
27.
Global winds happen 
a)
over a local area
b)
over a vast area including continents
c)
in the thermosphere
d)
in the mesosphere
28.
Energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Density
29.
Energy transferred by direct contact in the form of heat is
a)
Conduction 
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Density
30.
If the wind is blowing from the ocean to the beach it is called a 
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
c)
global wind
d)
zephyr
31.
Winds are named by
a)
where they are going
b)
where they come from
c)
what they do
d)
how strong they are
32.
If the wind is blowing from the beach to the ocean it is called a 
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
c)
global wind
d)
zephyr

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