Atmosphere & Weather Quiz 1 - 4A

1.

1 point

Oxygen makes up about 78% of our atmosphere.

True

False

2.

1 point

The ozone layer is important for life on Earth.

True

False

3.

1 point

The second layer of the atmosphere up from Earth is called the

exosphere

stratosphere

thermosphere

mesosphere

4.

1 point

Which best describes the thermosphere?

Temperature rises and northern lights occur here

Air is so thin it dwindles to nothing

Coldest layer where shooting stars start to burn up

The ozone layer is inside of this layer

5.

1 point

Air pressure __________________ as altitude increases.

stays the same

increases

can't be measured

decreases

6.

1 point

What is unique about the stratosphere?

The ozone layer is inside of this layer

Weather happens there

Air is so thin it dwindles to nothing

Coldest where shooting stars start to burn up

7.

1 point

What boundary is highlighted and pointed to by the arrow?

Thermopause

Mesopause

Stratopause

Tropopause

8.

1 point

The farthest layer of the atmosphere away from Earth (or the top of the thermosphere in some book models) is the

exosphere

mesosphere

troposphere

stratosphere

9.

1 point

Which best describes the mesosphere?

Temperature rises and northern lights occur here

The ozone layer is inside of this layer

Weather happens there

Coldest layer where meteors start to burn up

10.

1 point

Which best describes the troposphere?

The ozone layer is inside of this layer

Air is so thin it dwindles to nothing

Weather happens there

Coldest layer of atmosphere

11.

1 point

What is unique about the exosphere?

The ozone layer is part of this layer

Air is so thin it dwindles to nothing

Coldest layer where shooting stars start to burn up

Weather happens there

12.

1 point

The fourth layer of the atmosphere above the Earth is called the

thermosphere

stratosphere

troposphere

exosphere

13.

1 point

The third layer of the atmosphere above the Earth is called the

troposphere

mesosphere

exosphere

stratosphere

14.

1 point

Gasses are thinner (more spread out and less dense) the higher up you go in the atmosphere.

True

False

15.

1 point

What boundary is highlighted and pointed to by the arrow?

Tropopause

Thermopause

Stratopause

Mesopause

16.

1 point

The closest layer of the atmosphere to Earth is called the

exosphere

troposphere

mesosphere

thermosphere

17.

1 point

Events in one part of the atmosphere do not make a difference in other parts of the atmosphere.

True

False

18.

1 point

What does air temperature actually measure?

How much can fit into a thermometer

The amount of time it takes for air to move

How fast air particles are moving

The altitude of the gasses

19.

1 point

What boundary is highlighted and pointed to by the arrow?

Mesopause

Thermopause

Tropopause

Stratopause

20.

1 point

Which gasses make up most of our atmosphere?

Methane and Water Vapor

Helium and Hydrogen

Carbon Dioxide and Argon

Nitrogen and Oxygen

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