The Atmosphere

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

• Land heats quicker than water.
• Water heats quicker than land.
• There are more people on land.
• There is more pollution on land.

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

• Land heats quicker than water.
• Water heats quicker than land.
• There are more people on land.
• There is more pollution on land.

Which layer contains most of the mass of the atmosphere?

• Thermosphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

Which layer contains most of the mass of the atmosphere?

• Thermosphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

Which of the following are NOT ways that the atmosphere makes life on Earth possible?

• 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.

What contributed to the development of the hole in the ozone?

• Electricity use.
• The use of CFC's (chlorofluorocarbons.)
• Human breathing.
• New factories.

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

• atmosphere
• lithosphere
• hydrosphere
• mesosphere

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

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

Using the diagram, which layers of the atmosphere are temperatures increasing?

• Troposphere and stratosphere
• Troposphere and mesosphere
• Stratosphere and thermosphere
• Mesosphere and thermosphere

Which layer is 0 -12 km?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere