WorksheetsLayers of the Atmosphere
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Generally, as altitude increases, what happens to air pressure?
It increases.
It decreases.
It stays the same.
It changes within each atmosphere layer.
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
In which atmosphere layer does weather occur?
Exosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Which atmosphere layer contains the Ozone Layer?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
What is the 2nd most abundant (most) gas in the atmosphere?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Neon
Helium
Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes?
There is less oxygen as altitude increases.
There is a larger amount of carbon dioxide as altitude increases.
Gases in the atmosphere become thinner as altitude increases.
It is difficult to breathe cold air.
Which atmosphere layer contains the Aurora Borealis?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Which atmosphere layer protects living things from the Sun's UV radiation?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
The hottest layer of the atmosphere:
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth is the ______________.
atmosphere
stratosphere
Which elemental gas makes up around 80% of the Earth's atmosphere?
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Helium
