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Aerospace Atmosphere

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Atmosphere?

a)

A layer of gases that surround the earth.This is a wrong answer

b)

The atmosphere is like a blanket that keeps the earth warm.

c)

It is what allows life to live on the earth.This is a wrong answer

d)

All of these are true.This is a correct answer

2.

Which list contains the layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to Earth to farthest from Earth?

a)

Thermosphere, Exosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere

b)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

c)

Exosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere

3.

What is the name of the force that air exerts on all objects?

a)

Altitude

b)

Density

c)

Air Pressure

d)

Infrared Radiation

4.

Which 2 gases are most common in Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Carbon Dioxide (C02) & Nitrogen (N2)

b)

Oxygen (O2) & Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

c)

Water Vapor (H2O) & Oxygen (O2)

d)

Nitrogen (N2) and Oxygen (O2)

5.

Which image represents warm air molecules?

a)

High Density

b)

Low Density

6.

As you move from a high altitude to a low altitude, air pressure will

a)

Stay the same

b)

increase

c)

decrease

7.

As you move higher in the Troposphere, the temperature

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

c)

stays the same.

8.

Why does a hot air balloon rise into the sky?

a)

the heated air inside the balloon is less dense than the cooler air under the balloon.

b)

the heated air inside the balloon is the same density as the air around the balloon.

c)

the heated air inside the balloon is less dense than the cooler air around the balloon.

9.

As an air mass is heated, what happens to its volume?

a)

It will remain the same.

b)

It will increase.

c)

It will decrease.

10.

If you are cooking noodles while camping in the mountains, the noodles would take longer to cook because...

a)

the water will boil at a higher temperature because the air pressure is lower.

b)

the water will boil at a lower temperature because the the air pressure is lower.

c)

the water will boil at the same temperature. You just don't want to eat yet.

11.

As an air mass is heated, what happens to its mass?

a)

MASS STAYS THE SAME.

b)

Mass will decrease.

c)

Mass will increase.

12.

Satellites orbit in which layers of the atmosphere?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere and Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere and Troposphere

13.

Weather happens in which layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Trophosphere

d)

Exosphere

14.

In which layer of the atmosphere do most meteors burn up due to friction?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Exosphere

15.

This is the hottest atmosphere layer of the earth. Also the auroras are formed here.

a)

Exosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

16.

This layer has ozone which protects us from harmful UV rays.

a)

Trophosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere

17.

Airplanes fly in which layers of the atmosphere?

a)

Mesosphere and Thermosphere

b)

Stratosphere and Troposphere

c)

Exosphere and Mesosphere