Atmosphere

Name the layers of the earth’s atmosphere from bottom to top

• Stratosphere

  Thermosphere

  Exosphere

  Mesosphere

  Troposphere

• Troposphere

  Exosphere

  Ionosphere

  Thermosphere

  Mesosphere

• Exosphere

  Thermosphere

  Mesosphere

  Stratosphere

  Troposphere

• Atmosphere

  Troposphere

  Mesosphere

  Thermosphere

  Exosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The atmosphere is composed of mainly

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

Which gas is released into the atmosphere by plants as they photosynthesize?

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which gas is removed from the atmosphere by green plants?

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Atmospheric pressure _________________ with ________________altitude.

• Decreases with increased

• Decreases with decreased

• Increases with increased

• Increased whth decreased

What is the weight of a one square inch column of the atmosphere?

• 17.4 lb/in2

• 14.7 lb/in2

• 19.7 lb/in2

• 13.4 lb/in2

The density of our atmosphere _____________ with an increase in altitude

• Increases

• Gets greater

• Decreases

• Gets heavier

Name three (3) ways that solar radiation is sent back into space.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Define atmosphere and give (3) three examples of what the atmosphere does for the earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer protects the earth from meteoroids?

• Troposhere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere