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Layers Of The Atmosphere
Test Description: Composition of the atmosphere and various layers
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What holds the atmosphere around the Earth?
A
The sun
B
Earths gravity
C
Air pressure
D
The oceans
2) What gas makes up the majority of earths atmosphere?
A
Nitrogen
B
Oxygen
C
Carbon dioxide
D
Zenon
3) What is the name of the atmospheric layer in which we live?
A
Exosphere
B
Troposphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Ionosphere
4) As you rise up in altitude in the troposphere, what happens to the temperature?
A
Decreases
B
Increases
C
Randomly changes
D
Stays the same
5) What happens to the temperature as you rise in altitude in the stratosphere?
A
Randomly changes
B
Decreases
C
Stays the same
D
Increase
6) What is responsible for the temperature change in the stratosphere?
A
The sun
B
The moon
C
The Ozone layer
D
The clouds
7) What happens to the temperature as you rise in altitude in the mesosphere?
A
Increases
B
Goes up and down
C
Nothing
D
Decreases
8) The mesosphere protects us from...
A
UV rays
B
Meteors
C
Gamma rays
D
X-rays
9) What layer of the atmosphere has a very high temperature, but would feel very cold?
A
Mesosphere
B
Stratosphere
C
Troposphere
D
Thermosphere
10) Where is the stratopause
A
between the stratosphere and mesosphere
B
between the mesosphere and thermosphere
C
between the troposphere and stratosphere
D
below the troposphere
11) What happens to air pressure as you rise in the atmosphere
A
increases
B
goes up and down
C
decreases
D
stays the same
12) In what layer does all of earths weather occur?
A
Stratosphere
B
Thermosphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Troposphere
13) What layer does Mt. Everest reach up into?
A
Exosphere
B
Troposphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Stratosphere
14) In what layer do commercial jets fly in?
A
Stratosphere
B
Thermosphere
C
Tropsphere
D
Mesosphere
15) What part of the stratosphere protects us from UV rays
A
Ionosphere
B
Stratopause
C
Exosphere
D
Ozone layer
16) Why does the pressure change as you rise in the atmosphere?
A
Because there are more molecules as you rise
B
Because there are less molecules as you rise
C
Because there is more oxygen as you rise
D
Because the air becomes denser as you rise
17) Approximately how high up does the troposphere go?
A
20 Km
B
10 miles
C
100 Km
D
6 miles
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