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