The Atmosphere Around You

David has an assignment to make a circle graph showing the components of the atmosphere. He knows that the most abundant gas is nitrogen and that it makes up 78 percent of the atmosphere. The next most abundant gas is ____________, which makes up 21 percent of the atmosphere.

• argon

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• methane

Javier lives along the eastern coast of South Carolina, where his town receives sea breezes during the day. He knows what causes the local winds, but he decides to investigate global winds. What is the cause of global winds?

• movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

• conduction currents caused by cool and warm air

• radiation currents caused by absorbing the sun’s heat

• unequal heating of Earth’s surfaces over large areas

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Lia lives in the mountains of Colorado. Her aunt came to visit and had difficulty breathing for a few days until she adjusted to the higher altitude. Which explanation best describes the reason for this difficulty?

• Decreased air pressure causes the density of air to increase at higher altitudes.

• Decreased air pressure causes the density of air to decrease at higher altitudes.

• Increased air pressure causes the density of air to increase at higher altitudes.

• Increased air pressure causes the density of air to decrease at higher altitudes.

After learning about the layers of the atmosphere, Sophia decides to make a poster to show the characteristics of each layer. She includes information about the location and a description of each layer.

What layer of the atmosphere is third highest from Earth's surface?

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

Envelope of gases that surrounds the planet?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• None of the above

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The correct order of the atmosphere's layers is..?

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere

• Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Troposphere

• Mesosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, and Thermosphere

• Thermosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, and Stratosphere

it is caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area?

• Air mass

• Atmophere

• Altitude

• Air Pressure

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is..?

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• CO₂

Energy required to drive the most of the processes in the earth's atmosphere?

• Electricity

• Solar Energy

• Magnetism

• Nuclear

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Way to transfer the heat in the atmosphere...

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• A, B, and C are correct