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What is the layer is closest to the earth?
a) troposphere
b) mesosphere
c) exosphere
d) stratosphere

When you go higher in elevation, does air pressure increase or decrease?
a) decrease
b) increase
c) stays the same
d) XX

Is Exosphere the densest or the least densest layer?
a) least dense
b) most dense
c) XX
d) XX

Which layer is the hottest?
a) thermosphere
b) stratosphere
c) troposphere
d) mesosphere

What is the most dense layer?
a) troposphere
b) mesosphere
c) stratosphere
d) exosphere

As the altitude increases the density...
a) decreases
b) increases
c) stays the same
d) XX

Where do the northern lights form?
a) thermosphere (ionosphere)
b) troposphere
c) mesosphere
d) stratosphere

How many layers of the atmosphere are there?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 6
d) 4

What are the most abundant gases in our atmosphere?
a) Nitrogen and Oxygen
b) Carbon and Oxygen
c) Nitrogen and Carbon
d) Other gases and Nitrogen

What layer of the atmosphere includes the exopshere?
a) thermosphere
b) stratosphere
c) exosphere
d) mesosphere

The height above sea level.
a) altitude
b) density
c) air pressure
d) atmosphere

The force of air pressing on objects.
a) air pressure
b) density
c) temperature
d) altitude

A mixture of gases surrounding a planet or moon.
a) atmosphere
b) altitude
c) density
d) air pressure

The atmosphere is divided into four layers. Which layer constitutes most of the total mass of the atmosphere?
a) the mesosphere
b) the stratosphere
c) the thermosphere
d) the troposphere

The atmosphere is divided into four layers. In which layer of the atmosphere do humans live?
a) the mesosphere
b) the stratosphere
c) the thermosphere
d) the troposphere

Which is a correct description of the mesosphere?
a) hottest layer, shuttles orbit here
b) coldest layer, middle layer, meteors burn here
c) weather occurs here, closest layer to Earth, life, most air pressure
d) extends into outer space, least amount of air pressure

Which best describes the Stratosphere?
a) 1st layer, life, weather occurs here, most air pressure
b) hottest layer, shuttles orbit here
c) contains ozone layer
d) coldest layer, meteors burn here, middle layer

What is the function of the atmosphere's ozone layer?
a) shields Earth from harmful UV light
b) protects Earth from the sun's heat
c) removes pollution from the atmosphere
d) provides the oxygen needed by human life

This is the layer of the atmosphere directly above the troposphere. It is cold and dry in this layer. This is where you find the ozone layer, which protects us from UV rays from the sun.
a) Stratosphere
b) Mesosphere
c) Troposphere
d) Exosphere

The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere closet to Earth's surface. Which of these would you expect to find in the troposphere?
a) a shooting star
b) life, clouds and rain
c) extremely high temperatures
d) meteor burning up

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