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Atmospheric Layers Notes/Study Guide

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur,commercial airplanes fly and Jet Streams are in this location

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

2.

What is the Distance from the Earth's Surface to the top of the Troposphere

a)

15km-20km (10 miles)

b)

8-14.5km(5to9miles)

c)

21km-30km(11 miles)

3.

As you increase in altitude in the Troposphere does the temperature

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

4.

How are the molecules in the Troposphere

a)

Less Dense

b)

Medium Dene

c)

More Dense

5.

Which layer has the Ozone layer, super Sonic jets and weather balloons

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

6.

What is the Distance from the Earth's surface to Stratosphere?

a)

0-14km(9miles)

b)

14-50km(8-31miles)

c)

50-80km(31-50miles)

7.

In the Stratosphere does the temperature

a)

Decrease due to the Ozone

b)

Increase due to the Ozone

8.

In the Stratosphere are the molecule

a)

More Dense

b)

Medium Dense

c)

Less Dense

9.

What is the layer of the atmosphere where the meteoroids burn up.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

10.

What is the Distance from the Earth to the Mesosphere

a)

0-14km

9miles

b)

14-50km

8-31miles

c)

50-85km

31-53miles

d)

80-550km

50-342miles

11.

Does the temperature in Mesosphere

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

12.

The molecule in the Mesosphere

a)

More Dense

b)

Medium Dense

c)

A Little less Dense

d)

Less Dense

13.

Which layer of the Atmosphere is the hottest layer, divided into 2 layers (Ionosphere and Exosphere) and the space shuttles fly(below the Exosphere)

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

14.

The Distance from the Earth's Surface to the Thermosphere

a)

0-14km

9miles

b)

14-50km

8-31miles

c)

50-80km

31-50miles

d)

85km-600km

53-372miles

15.

The temperature in the Thermosphere

a)

Increase

absorbs the sun's UV rays and X-rays

b)

Decrease

absorbs the sun's UV rays and X-rays

16.

What is the density of the Thermosphere?

a)

More Dense

b)

Medium Dense

c)

A little less Dense

d)

less Dense

17.

What is the layer of the atmosphere that has the Northern lights,Radio waves and Microwaves. Positively charge ions from the suns gases.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

(Ionosphere)

18.

What is the Distance from the Earth's surface to the Ionosphere(overlaps with the Mesosphere)

a)

0-14km

9 miles

b)

12-50km

8-31 miles

c)

50-85km

31-50miles

d)

48-965km

30-600miles

19.

In the Ionosphere does the Temperate

a)

Increase

due to ionization this process releases energy and causes it to heat up

b)

Decrease

due to ionization this process releases energy and causes it to heat up

20.

How dense are the molecules in the Ionosphere

a)

More Dense

b)

Medium Dense

c)

A little less Dense

d)

Less Dense

21.

The layer of the Atmosphere that has GPS and Satellites

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

(Exosphere)

22.

The Distance from the Earth surface to the Exosphere

a)

0-14km

9miles

b)

14-50km

8-31miles

c)

80-550km

50 miles

d)

600-10,000 km

375-6,200miles

23.

In the Exosphere does the temperature

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

24.

How are the molecules in exosphere

a)

More Dense

b)

Medium Dense

c)

A little less Dense

d)

Less Dense

25.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the Earth's magnetic field

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratopshere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere(Ionosphere)

Magnetosphere

26.

What is the Distance from the Earth's surface to the Magnetosphere

a)

0-14km

9miles

b)

14-50km

8-31miles

c)

50-80km

31-50miles

d)

65,000km

40,000miles

27.

n which two layers of the atmosphere are temperatures generally warmer

at higher altitudes?

a)

stratosphere and thermosphere

b)

mesosphere and stratosphere

c)

mesosphere and troposphere

d)

troposphere and stratosphere

28.

In which level of the atmosphere is ozone most concentrated?

a)

mesophere

b)

stratosphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

troposphere

29.

In which two layers of the atmosphere is cooler air always located above

warmer air?

a)

troposphere and exosphere

b)

exosphere and stratosphere

c)

mesosphere and troposphere

d)

mesosphere and stratosphere

30.

Which statement best explains why the mesosphere is the coldest layer

in the atmosphere?

a)

The air is more dense.

b)

t is the farthest layer from the sun.

c)

There is a high concentration of nitrogen.

d)

There are fewer air molecules to absorb radiation from the sun.

31.

In which layer would air pressure be the lowest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

32.

The graph below shows the relationship between altitude and air

pressure.

At which altitude is air pressure the greatest?

a)

0 km

b)

8 km

c)

28 km

d)

36 km

33.

Which gas is the most abundant gas

a)

CO2

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

34.

Which gas is the 2nd most abundant gas?

a)

CO2

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen