WorksheetsLayers of the Atmosphere
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
1. What do you call to a mixture of gases and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity?
Atmosphere
Blanket
Greenhouse
Ozone
2. What layer of the atmosphere that starts just above the troposphere and extends to about 50 km where planes fly to get out from weather disturbances?
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
3. In which atmospheric layer is Aurora borealis found?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
4. What is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere?
Argon
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Oxygen
5. Which of the following is considered to be the coldest layer?
Ionosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
6. The layer of the atmosphere that continues into outer space?
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
7. What is the basis for the division of the layers of the atmosphere?
Changing temperature
Changing amount of oxygen
Changing weather patterns
Changing composition of gases
8. In which layer of the atmosphere where nearly all weather phenomena occur?
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
9. What is the correct order of Earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere
Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
10. Which of the following statements is/are true about the ozone layer?
I. It is found in the stratosphere.
II. It is made up of three oxygen atoms.
III. It blocks UV rays from getting to Earth.
IV. It prevents meteors from getting to Earth
I, II and III only
I, II and IV only
I, III and IV only
II, III and IV only
