Earth's Atmosphere Vocabulary

What is water in the form of a gas called?

• Humidity

• Water vapor

• Ozone

• Air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What term describes the amount of water vapor in the air?

• Altitude

• Pressure

• Humidity

• Troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the term for elevation above sea level?

• Altitude

• Air pressure

• Barometer

• Stratosphere

What instrument is used to measure changes in air pressure?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Anemometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere where weather occurs?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is the second lowest layer where the ozone layer is located?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the form of oxygen with three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of two?

• Water vapor

• Ozone

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which is the middle layer of the atmosphere where most meteors burn up?

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? (click to enlarge picture)

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds and weather? (click to enlarge picture)

• Therosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5