Review: The Earth's atmosphere

Equatorial convection cells

• Hadley cells

• Ferrel cells

• Polar cells

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

long-term average pattern of weather and may be local, regional, or global

• Seasons

• Climate

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which among the following is most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Water vapor

• Carbon dioxide

Which among the following layers has a decreasing temperature with altitude and is thickest at the equator?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Which among the following is harmful in the troposphere but beneficial when found in stratosphere?

• Methane

• Nitrogen

• Ozone

• Carbon dioxide

TRUE OR FALSE. Temperature in the stratosphere increases with altitude.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which among the following is the collective name for the minute particles and liquid droplets? 

• Aerosols

• Water vapor

• Gases

• Dust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which among the layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the redistribution of heat and moisture around the globe?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

TRUE OR FALSE. All winds travel from a region of high pressure to low pressure.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer that protects us from ultraviolet radiation.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere