Unit 6 Atmosphere Quiz 1

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the atmosphere is important?

• a. It is made of many layers.

• b. It provides gases living things need.

• c. It provides warm temperatures.

• d. It protects us from UV rays and meteors.

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Within the troposphere, as altitude increases, temperature _____.

• a. osculates

• b. decreases

• c. increases

• d. stays constant

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Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?

• a. argon

• b. oxygen

• c. nitrogen

• d. carbon dioxide

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?

• a. troposphere

• b. thermosphere

• c. mesosphere

• d. exosphere

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The _____ protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.

• a. troposphere

• b. ozone layer

• c. exosphere

• d. mesosphere

The atmosphere is divided into layers based on what?

• a. temperature shifts

• b. pressure levels

• c. electromagnetism

• d. air currents

The atmosphere is Earth's _____ system.

• a. outermost

• b. least important

• c. precipitation

• d. living

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Photosynthesis (the process in which plants convert carbon dioxide into oxygen) is an example of an interaction between the biosphere and the _____.

• a. atmosphere

• b. geosphere

• c. lithosphere

• d. hydrosphere

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Match the following

• Coldest Layer

• Stratosphere

• Hottest Layer

• Mesosphere

• Layer nearest to earth

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Satellites orbit here

• Meteors burn up here

• Troposphere

This section of the earth contains most of our water

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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