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Layers Of The Atmosphere
Test Description: Layers of the Atmosphere
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Earth's atmosphere is made up of:
A
all of the above
B
Nitrogen
C
Carbon dioxide
D
Oxygen
2) Which gas is the most abundant gas found in the atmosphere of Earth?
A
Oxygen
B
Carbon Dioxide
C
Nitrogen
D
Argo
3) How are air pressure and altitude are related?
A
As altitude increases, air pressure stays the same.
B
As altitude increases, air pressure increases.
C
As altitude increases, air pressure decreases.
D
As altitude decreases, air pressure decreases.
4) The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs and clouds are located.
A
Troposphere
B
Stratosphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Thermosphere
5) Why does temperature decrease as altitude increases in the troposphere?
A
It is heated by the meteroids
B
It is heated by the surface of the Earth.
C
It is heated by the stratosphere
D
It is heated by the ozone
6) In which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A
Troposphere
B
Stratosphere
C
Thermosphere
D
Mesosphere
7) What does the ozone layer protect us from?
A
Meteroids
B
Pollution
C
UV Rays
D
Planets
8) Why does temperature increase as altitude increases in the stratosphere?
A
It is heated by the ozone
B
It is heated by the stratosphere
C
It is heated by the meteroids
D
It is heated by the surface of the Earth.
9) In which layer do meteors burn up?
A
troposphere
B
stratosphere
C
mesosphere
D
thermosphere
10) What happens to temperature as altitude increases in the mesosphere?
A
decreases
B
stays the same
C
increases
11) Which layer is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?
A
thermosphere
B
mesosphere
C
stratosphere
D
troposphere
12) The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in
A
temperature
B
air pressure
C
altitude
D
pollutatns
13) When a plane flies, it travels through air that contains gases, liquids, and solids. This area is best described as the
A
lithosphere
B
hydrosphere
C
biosphere
D
atmosphere
14) An atmospheric layer of a specific gas provides shielding from harmful ultraviolet light from the Sun, allowing life to thrive on Earth. What gas makes up this layer?
A
Carbon Dioxide
B
Water
C
Nitrogen
D
Ozone
15) What happens to the density of air molecules as altitude increases?
A
Density stays the same
B
Density decreases
C
Density increases
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