Atmosphere - Questions
Competency Goal 3: The learner will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the atmosphere.
Objective 3.01: Explain the composition, properties and structure of the atmosphere:
- Mixture of gases.
- Stratified layers.
- Each layer has distinct properties.
- As altitude increases, air pressure decreases.
- Equilibrium.
Questions:
1.
What 2 gases make up nearly 99% of Earth’s atmosphere?
| A. Hydrogen & Nitrogen |
C. Oxygen & Nitrogen |
| B. Argon & Oxygen |
D. Hydrogen & Oxygen |
2. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is
__________
| A. Ozone |
C. Oxygen |
| B. Water Vapor |
D. Nitrogen |
3. Earth’s weather occurs in what layer of the atmosphere?
| A. Stratosphere |
C. Mesosphere |
| B. Thermosphere |
D. Troposphere |
4. The ozone layer is found mostly in the
_______________.
| A. Stratosphere
|
C. Mesosphere |
| B. Troposphere |
D. Thermosphere |
5. Meteroids burn up in this layer of the atmosphere.
| A. Mesosphere |
| B. Troposphere |
| C. Stratosphere |
| D. Thermosphere |
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