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25 Facts About Earth's Atmosphere

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What color is the sky actually?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Violet

d)

Green

2.

What percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen?

a)

10%

b)

21%

c)

5%

d)

78%

3.

Where do most of our weather events occur?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere

4.

What layer of the atmosphere protects us from harmful ultraviolet rays?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Ionosphere

5.

What causes the white streaks seen after planes in the sky?

a)

Birds

b)

Stars

c)

Clouds

d)

Contrails

6.

What is the primary cause of the greenhouse effect?

a)

Helium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

7.

What layer of the atmosphere do most satellites orbit in?

a)

Exosphere

b)

Ionosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

8.

What phenomenon is responsible for creating magnificent light shows in the sky?

a)

Sunsets

b)

Auroras

c)

Rainbows

d)

Lightning

9.

What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It fluctuates rapidly

10.

What can a single lightning bolt heat the surrounding air to?

a)

30,000 degrees Celsius

b)

5,000 degrees Fahrenheit

c)

54,000 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

10,000 degrees Fahrenheit

11.

Which gas is most responsible for trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Argon

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Oxygen

12.

What is the term for the boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mohorovičić discontinuity

d)

Gutenberg Discontinuity

13.

What process is primarily responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Convection currents

c)

Gravitational pull

d)

Magnetic field interaction

14.

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is directly above the troposphere?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Thermosphere

15.

What is the primary component of the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Argon

16.

What natural phenomenon is caused by the collision of tectonic plates?

a)

Volcanic eruptions

b)

El Niño

c)

Global Warming

d)

Ozone depletion