Big Weather Review

Protective layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

• weather

• atmosphere

True or False: The atmosphere is important because it keeps Earth’s surface warm enough for water to exist as a liquid.

• True

• False

True or False: The atmosphere protects us from the sun’s radiation.

• True

• False

If there was no atmosphere, the Earth would be exposed to the full strength of ______.

• Mars

• the Sun

If there was no atmosphere, _____ would bombard the Earth more frequently.

• meteors

• dwarf planets

• comets

If there was no atmosphere, there wouldn't be any ______ for us to breathe.

• Nitrogen

• Helium

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

The atmosphere is MOSTLY made up of ________ (78%).

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Nitrogen

• Methane

The Earth's atmosphere is composed or made up of about _____% Nitrogen and _____% Oxygen as well as a small percentage of other gases.

• 50% Nitrogen and 50% Oxygen

• 78% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen

• 1% Nitrogen and 99% Oxygen

Layer of the atmosphere where weather happens

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Layer of the atmosphere that protects us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere