WorksheetsAtmosphere & Climate Change
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
78% of Earth' atmosphere is made of which gas?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Water Vapor
2.
What is the correct order of the atmosphere starting from closest to Earth's surface?
a)
Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
b)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
3.
We live in the
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Exosphere
4.
The Ozone layer is part of the
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Exosphere
5.
Why is the ozone layer so important?
a)
It is made up of Oxygen
b)
Planes fly here
c)
It shield's Earth from UV rays
6.
Where meteors burn up from space is the
a)
Trophosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Exosphere
7.
The International Space Station is located in the
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Exosphere
8.
Satellites & Space Shuttles orbit in the
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Exosphere
9.
The warming of Earth's surface and lower atmosphere is called
a)
Atmosphere Heating
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Global Temperatures
10.
What gas is causing global warming
a)
CO2 (carbon dioxide)
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water vapor
11.
What gas comes from cows that adds to global warming?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Methane
c)
Water Vapor
12.
A thinning of stratospheric ozone that occurs over the poles is
a)
Ozone hole
b)
Climate Change
c)
Carbon Dioxide
13.
CFC's are good for the atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Every part of the world is warming
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Human activities are __________________ the levels of greenhouse gases
a)
Maintaing
b)
Decreasing
c)
Increasing
16.
Changes in CO2 levels cause changes in
a)
Frequency of fires
b)
Extreme weather
c)
Both A & B
17.
Melting glaciers are causing _____________ to rise around the world.
a)
Sea levels
b)
Greenhouse gases
c)
Carbon dioxide
18.
The ozone hole is shrinking
a)
True
b)
False
19.
How much of ozone depleting substances have been phased out?
a)
99%
b)
50%
c)
0%
100 %
