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Earth's Atmosphere
Test Description: Vocab. on atmosphere
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) how high something is above Earth's surface
A
Altitude
B
Atmosphere
C
Ionosphere
D
Aurora Borealis
2) all of the air surrounding the Earth
A
Atmosphere
B
Thermosphere
C
Ozone Layer
D
Mesosphere
3) A layer of ozone gas in the atmosphere that screens out much of the Sun’s UV (ultraviolet) rays.
A
Ionosphere
B
Ozone Layer
C
Mesosphere
D
Atmosphere
4) the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth’s surface.
A
Thermosphere
B
Troposphere
C
Atmosphere
D
Mesosphere
5) the second layer of the Earth's atmosphere. Many airplanes fly here, because it is very stable. Also, the ozone layer absorbs harmful rays from the Sun.
A
Stratosphere
B
Troposphere
C
Exosphere
D
Ionosphere
6) the third layer of the Earth's atmosphere. Meteors or rock fragments burn up here
A
Ionosphere
B
Troposphere
C
Mesosphere
D
Aurora Borealis
7) the fourth layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The Auroras occur here.
A
Thermosphere
B
Ionosphere
C
Exosphere
D
Mesosphere
8) the fifth and last layer of the Earth's atmosphere. This is the layer where the atmosphere merges into space. This layer is extremely thin.
A
Mesosphere
B
Troposphere
C
Exosphere
D
ionosphere
9) It’s often called the northern lights. It occurs 50 to 100 miles above the earth, when energetic particles from a solar storm cause the gases in the upper atmosphere to glow
A
Exosphere
B
Aurora Borealis
C
Mesosphere
D
Troposphere
10) (Located in the Thermosphere) starts at about 43-50 miles high and continues for hundreds of miles
A
Mesosphere
B
Troposphere
C
Atmosphere
D
Ionosphere
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