The Atmosphere

Front

Why are air temperatures above land higher than the air above the water during the day?

Back

Land heats quicker than water.

Front

Why are air temperatures above land higher than the air above the water during the day?

Back

Land heats quicker than water.

Front

Which layer contains most of the mass of the atmosphere? Options: Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

Back

Troposphere

Front

Which layer contains most of the mass of the atmosphere? Options: Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

Back

Troposphere

Front

Which of the following are NOT ways that the atmosphere makes life on Earth possible? Options: Allows water to exist as a liquid., Protects us from harmful UV rays and meteors., Contains the gases we need to live., All are ways that the atmosphere makes life possible.

Back

All are ways that the atmosphere makes life possible.

Front

What contributed to the development of the hole in the ozone? Options: Electricity use., The use of CFC's (chlorofluorocarbons.), Human breathing., New factories.

Back

The use of CFC's (chlorofluorocarbons.)

Front

The layers of the gases that surround the Earth is the....

Back

atmosphere

Front

The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer is the....

Back

stratosphere

Front

Using the diagram, which layers of the atmosphere are temperatures increasing? (Options: Troposphere and stratosphere, Troposphere and mesosphere, Stratosphere and thermosphere, Mesosphere and thermosphere)

Back

Stratosphere and thermosphere

Front

Which layer is 0 -12 km? Options: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

Back

troposphere