Layers of the atmosphere Review

Layers of the atmosphere Review

6th Grade

10 Qs

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Layers of the atmosphere Review

Layers of the atmosphere Review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Dyana Steely

Used 14+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Troposphere

,

(b) Stratosphere

,

(c) Mesosphere

,

(d) Thermosphere

weather balloons

meteors burn up

the ozone layer

International space station

almost all weather

coldest layer

hottest layer

75% of the mass of the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Place the labels where they belong in this diagram of what happens to air molecules when thermal energy (heat) is added to them.

c
b
d
e
a

air molecules begin to slow down

air molecules begin to cool

air molecules begin to move faster

air molecules move closer and sink

air molecules spread out and rise

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

3.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Move the label to the correct spot in the picture to explain what happens to temperature as altitude increases. Start with the layer where we live.

a
b
c
d

temperature increases

temperature decreases

temperature increases again

temperature decreases again

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Reorder the following. Put the layers of the atmosphere in order from the surface of Earth to outer space. 1 is the layer we live in.

a
b
c
d

troposphere

mesosphere

stratosphere

thermosphere

5.

HOTSPOT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which layers does air pressure decrease as altitude increases?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In which layer(s) does air pressure decrease as altitude increases? Check all that apply.

troposphere

stratosphere

mesosphere

thermosphere

exosphere

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In which layer(s) of the atmosphere does temperature increase as altitude increases? Check all that apply.

troposphere

stratosphere

mesosphere

thermosphere

exosphere

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