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WorksheetsAtmospheric layers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Clouds are made of...
a collection of gases like nitrogen and oxygen
a collection of water droplets or ice crystals
Meteors begin to burn up in the...
stratosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere at 21%?
oxygen
nitrogen
argon
carbon dioxide
Exosphere
What gas makes up the largest proportion of air at 78%?
oxygen
nitrogen
argon
carbon dioxide
In what layer do the seasons happen?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest and where most meteors burn up before reaching the earth?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
When Herman went to the beach, his mother made him put on plenty of sunblock to keep the harmful rays of the Sun from giving him a sunburn. Which layer of the atmosphere works in a similar way?
exosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
We live in the ________.
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
exosphere
The hottest of the primary layers is the _______.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
If the ozone layer is destroyed we can expect...
eye issues
lower immunity
skin cancer
all of the above
The process of trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere.
molecule
atom
greenhouse gas
greenhouse effect
Does the ozone layer help filtering the UV rays?
YES
NO
A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.
atmosphere
troposphere
ozone
nitrogen
Airplanes fly in the
troposhphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
exosphere
What percentage of Earth's fresh water that is not frozen
97%
1%
100%
3%
When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Runoff
When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Runoff
What is precipitation?
Sweat from our bodies on hot days
Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet
Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens
Any form of water that falls from the sky
What step of the water cycle does this picture show?
Condensation
Runoff
Precipitation
Evaporation
What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?
Clouds
Mountains
Transpiration
Valleys
