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Composition Of The Atmosphere And Various Layers. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

In what layer does all of earths weather occur?
a) Thermosphere
b) Mesosphere
c) Stratosphere
d) Troposphere

What happens to air pressure as you rise in the atmosphere
a) decreases
b) increases
c) stays the same
d) goes up and down

Where is the stratopause
a) between the troposphere and stratosphere
b) between the stratosphere and mesosphere
c) between the mesosphere and thermosphere
d) below the troposphere

What layer of the atmosphere has a very high temperature, but would feel very cold?
a) Troposphere
b) Thermosphere
c) Stratosphere
d) Mesosphere

The mesosphere protects us from...
a) Gamma rays
b) UV rays
c) X-rays
d) Meteors

What happens to the temperature as you rise in altitude in the mesosphere?
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Nothing
d) Goes up and down

What is responsible for the temperature change in the stratosphere?
a) The clouds
b) The sun
c) The Ozone layer
d) The moon

What happens to the temperature as you rise in altitude in the stratosphere?
a) Increase
b) Stays the same
c) Randomly changes
d) Decreases

As you rise up in altitude in the troposphere, what happens to the temperature?
a) Increases
b) Stays the same
c) Randomly changes
d) Decreases

What is the name of the atmospheric layer in which we live?
a) Troposphere
b) Mesosphere
c) Exosphere
d) Ionosphere

What gas makes up the majority of earths atmosphere?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Nitrogen
c) Oxygen
d) Zenon

What holds the atmosphere around the Earth?
a) The oceans
b) The sun
c) Air pressure
d) Earths gravity

What layer does Mt. Everest reach up into?
a) Troposphere
b) Exosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Stratosphere

In what layer do commercial jets fly in?
a) Tropsphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere

What part of the stratosphere protects us from UV rays
a) Ionosphere
b) Exosphere
c) Ozone layer
d) Stratopause

Why does the pressure change as you rise in the atmosphere?
a) Because there are less molecules as you rise
b) Because there are more molecules as you rise
c) Because the air becomes denser as you rise
d) Because there is more oxygen as you rise

Approximately how high up does the troposphere go?
a) 20 Km
b) 6 miles
c) 10 miles
d) 100 Km

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