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Atmospheric layers

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Clouds are made of...

a)

a collection of gases like nitrogen and oxygen

b)

a collection of water droplets or ice crystals

2.

Meteors begin to burn up in the...

a)

stratosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

mesosphere

3.

What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere at 21%?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

argon

d)

carbon dioxide

4.
Space shuttles and International Space Station orbit in the...
a)
stratosphere
b)

Exosphere

c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
5.
Virtually all weather takes place in the...
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
6.
Clouds are found at various levels within the...
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
7.

What gas makes up the largest proportion of air at 78%?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

argon

d)

carbon dioxide

8.

In what layer do the seasons happen?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Troposphere

9.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest and where most meteors burn up before reaching the earth?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

Exosphere

10.

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?

a)

exosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

stratosphere

e)

troposphere

11.

We live in the ________.

a)

mesosphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

exosphere

12.

The hottest of the primary layers is the _______.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

13.

If the ozone layer is destroyed we can expect...

a)

eye issues

b)

lower immunity

c)

skin cancer

d)

all of the above

14.

The process of trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere.

a)

molecule

b)

atom

c)

greenhouse gas

d)

greenhouse effect

15.

Does the ozone layer help filtering the UV rays?

a)

YES

b)

NO

16.

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

17.

Airplanes fly in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

18.
Forms of precipitation are-
a)
only sleet and snow
b)
rain, sleet, hail, and snow
c)
only dew and rain 
d)
only snow and rain
19.

What percentage of Earth's fresh water that is not frozen

a)

97%

b)

1%

c)

100%

d)

3%

20.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

21.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

22.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
23.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

24.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

25.

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys