Atmospheric Layers and Weather Instruments

Instruments used to measure air pressure called

• Hydrometers

• Barometers

• Hygrometers

• Thermometers

What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• Troposphere

• Ionosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

Identify the following list of atmospheric layers beginning at Earth's crust and moving outward

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere Ionosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere , Mesosphere, Exosphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere

As you increase in altitude, air pressure

• doesn't change

• first increases, then decreases

• increases

• decreases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which layer of the atmosphere is nearest to Earth's surface and is about 10km in height?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Which of the following is true about the stratosphere?

• It is the fourth layer of atmosphere from the Earth's surface

• It contains most of the water vapor

• It has a thin layer of air

• Most planes fly in this layer

Which of the following is the correct order of the Earth's atmospheric layers from the bottom to top?

• Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, exosphere

• Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• Stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

Which of the following would be the best description of the atmosphere?

• A mixture of gases in space

• Where airplanes fly

• Layers of moisture that surround the Earth

• Layers of gases that surround the Earth

Which layer contains most of the mass of Earth's atmosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Ionosphere

• Thermosphere

Which layer do airplanes and jet fly in?

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere