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1) What layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth?
A
Stratosphere
B
Troposphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Ionosphere
2) The ozone layer is located in this layer.
A
Stratosphere
B
Mesosphere
C
Thermosphere
D
Troposphere
3) How does the temperature change as you increase in altitude through the Troposphere?
A
Temperature stays the same
B
Temperature increases
C
Temperature fluctuates between hot and cold
D
Temperature decreases
4) How does the temperature change as you increase in altitude through the stratosphere?
A
Temperature fluctuates
B
Temperature decreases
C
Temperature increases
D
Temperature stays the same
5) Temperature increases in the stratosphere because
A
Ozone absorbs radiation from the sun
B
The reflection of radio waves
C
The growth of air algae in this layer of the atmosphere
D
There is a hole in the ozone layer
6) What is the source of all energy in the atmosphere?
A
Carbon Cycle
B
Nitrogen
C
Water
D
Sun
7) Electrically charged particles are found in this layer.
A
Stratosphere
B
Ionosphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Exosphere
8) This gas makes up 21% of our atmosphere:
A
Nitrogen
B
Oxygen
C
Water Vapor
D
Carbon Dioxide
9) This gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere:
A
Water Vapor
B
Nitrogen
C
Carbon Dioxide
D
Oxygen
10) Earth's atmosphere traps energy from the sun, which
A
Allows volcanoes to erupt
B
Allows water to exist as a liquid
C
allows meteors to burn up in the Mesosphere
D
Allows ozone to form freely
11) This layer is where Earth's weather occurs:
A
Thermosphere
B
Mesosphere
C
Tropsphere
D
Ionosphere
12) Air has pressure because
A
Air is warm
B
Air has mass
C
Wind moves the air
D
The stratosphere is thick
13) Instruments used to measure air pressure are called
A
Thermometers
B
Hydrometer
C
Barometers
D
Hygrometers
14) As you increase in altitude from sea level (higher in the atmosphere), air pressure
A
Disappears
B
Increases
C
Decreases
D
Doesn't change
15) When climbing a mountain, you get out of breath more easily because
A
The air is more dense
B
Air pressure is greater
C
There is less oxygen in each cubic meter of air
D
The percentage of oxygen in the air decreases
16) What human activity might explain an increase in carbon dioxide levels from early 1900s to 1990?
A
Collecting solar energy
B
Using wind energy
C
Storing nuclear waste
D
Burning fossil fuels
17) What reasoning was used to divide the atmosphere into layers?
A
Altitude changes
B
Air pressure changes
C
Composition differences
D
Temperature changes
18) The temperature increases in the stratosphere because
A
The ozone concentration is higher
B
The sun's energy is stronger
C
The percentage of nitrogen is lower
D
The oxygen concentration is higher
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