Quiz on Atmosphere

Lowest layer of atmosphere is

• Troposphere

• Tropopause

• Stratosphere

Height of Tropopause at equator is

• 10-12 km

• 16-18 km

• 12-14 km

Height of Tropopause at Poles is

• 12-14 km

• 12-13 km

• 08-10 km

Higher the surface temperature would be the tropopause

• Higher

• Lower

• Same

Height of tropopause…

• Is constant

• Varies with altitude

• Varies with Latitude

Above 8 km the lower temperatures are over …

• Equator

• Mid Latitudes

• Poles

Atmosphere is heated by

• Solar Radiation

• Heat from earth surface

• From above

Tropos means

• Turning

• Under current

• Convection

CO2 and H2O are also called

• Green House Gases

• Rare Earth Gases

Troposphere is generally

• Stable

• Unstable

• Neutral