Assessment Multiple Choice Questions About the Atmosphere

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

A major source of oxygen for the Earth's atmosphere is

• Sea Water

• The Sun

• Plants

• Animals

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The bottom layer of the atmosphere, where almost all weather occurs, is the

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

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What percentage of the solar energy that reaches the outer atmosphere is absorbed at the Earth's surface?

• 20%

• 30%

• 50%

• 70%

The Ozone is located in the

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

By which method does most thermal energy in the atmosphere circulate?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Advection

• Radiation

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The balance between incoming energy and outgoing energy is called

• The Convection Balance

• The Conduction Balance

• The Greenhouse Effect

• The Radiation Balance

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Which of the following is NOT a primary pollutant?

• Car Exhaust

• Acid Precipitation

• Smoke from a factory

• Fumes from burning plastic

The Clean Air Act

• controls the amount of air pollutants that can be released from many sources.

• requires cars to run on fuels other than gasoline

• requires many industries to use scrubbers

• Both (a) and (c)

Which of the following statements describes how temperature changes in the mesosphere?

• Temperature increases as altitude increases.

• Temperature decreases as altitude increases.

• Temperature decreases as pressure increases

• Temperature does not change as pressure increases.