Quiz Atmosphere

1) What is the atmosphere?

• It is another name for outer space
• The first layer of the Earth's crust
• A layer of gases that surround the Earth
• The name of a trendy restaurant
• All of the above

2) Which of the following best describes the Earth's atmosphere?

• An empty space
• A big blanket absorbing the Sun's heat
• A thin towel that does very little to protect the Earth
• A large cloud that generates the Earth's electromagnetic field
• None of the above

3) What is the ozone layer?

• The layer of the Earth below the crust
• The layer of the atmosphere that we breathe
• A portion of the Earth's atmosphere that protects the Earth from radiation
• All of the above
• None of the Above

4) What two elements make up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere?

• Oxygen and hydrogen
• Hydrogen and nitrogen
• Oxygen and helium
• Carbon and oxygen
• Nitrogen and oxygen

5) What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is where most meteors burn up upon entry?

• Exosphere
• Thermosphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

6) What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the outermost layer and where the atmosphere is the thinnest?

• Exosphere
• Thermosphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

7) What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the layer next to the Earth?

• Exosphere
• Thermosphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

8) What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is heated by the Sun hitting the ozone layer?

• Exosphere
• Thermosphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

9) What layer of the Earth's atmosphere has a very thin atmosphere, but can also become very hot?

• Exosphere
• Thermosphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

10) In what layer of the Earth's atmosphere do planes usually fly?

• Exosphere
• Thermosphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere