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Which gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a) Nitrogen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Oxygen
d) Argon

What is the atmosphere?
a) the layer in which weather occurs
b) the layer of water in the oceans
c) the layer that contains the ozone layer
d) the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

What percent of our atmosphere is made of gases other than Nitrogen and Oxygen
a) 1%
b) 5%
c) 10%
d) 21%

Earth's atmosphere traps energy from the sun which
a) allows water to exist as a liquid
b) allows ozone to form easily
c) allows solar radiation to penetrate to the surface
d) causes meteors to burn up

Which instrument is used to measure air pressure?
a) thermometers
b) barometers
c) anenometers
d) hygrometer

Why do you get out of breath easily on a high mountain?
a) the air is more dense
b) the percentage of oxygen in the air decreases
c) the air pressure is greater
d) there is less oxygen in each cubic meter of air

The layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

The ozone layer protects living things from
a) visible light
b) infrared rays
c) ultraviolet radiation
d) carbon dioxide

Heat transfer between 2 substances that are in contact is called
a) convection
b) radiation
c) thermal energy
d) conduction

Cool air tends to
a) be less dense and flow over warm air
b) be lifted up by more dense warm air
c) be more dense and flow under warm air
d) mix easily with warm air masses

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