WorksheetsLayers of the Atmosphere
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
a)
ozone
b)
nitrogen
c)
water vapor
d)
oxygen
2.
What happens to air with increased altitude? (Example sand bucket you are on top of it)
a)
temperature increases
b)
pressure decreases
c)
pressure increases
d)
wind speed decreases
3.
Which layer of the atmosphere protects Earth from meteoroids?
a)
mesosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
ionosphere
d)
stratosphere
4.
What does atmo mean?
a)
Earth
b)
air
c)
heat
d)
water
e)
outside
5.
What does thermo mean?
a)
Earth
b)
air
c)
heat
d)
water
e)
outside
6.
What is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, closet to the Earth, we live here, and is the layer in which weather occurs?
a)
exosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
ozone layer
7.
The force that holds the Earth's atmosphere around Earth is?
a)
Aurora
b)
gravity
c)
density
d)
ozone layer
8.
Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?
a)
Planes fly in the ozone layer
b)
It is made up of oxygen (O2)
c)
It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun
d)
It causes clouds to be created
9.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
10.
What is the primary function of the mesosphere?
a)
Absorbing UV radiation
b)
Burning up meteoroids
c)
Hosting weather phenomena
d)
Reflecting radio waves
11.
Which gas is the second most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Argon
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