Parts of the Atmosphere

The layers that make up the atmosphere are

• warm air, cold air, and ozone.

• the biosphere, the hydrosphere, and the geosphere.

• clouds, aerosols, air particles, water, vapor, and sunlight.

• the troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere, the thermosphere, and the exosphere.

Which of these describes the atmosphere?

• A mixture of organic substances, nearly all which are visible and have odor.

• A mixture of many substances nearly all of which are invisible and odorless.

• A mixture of many visible substances from all four spheres of the Earth system.

• A mixture of a few inorganic substances, some of which are visible, dense, and odorless.

The sky can look hazy or smoky if there are enough of these in the air

• aerosols.

• comets.

• hot-air balloons.

• oxygen particles.

Scientists who study the conditions and phenomena in the atmosphere are called

• astrologists.

• hydrologists.

• meteorologists.

• gastroenterologists.

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Which of Earth's systems include the Nitrogen gas and Oxygen that we breath?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

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The ​ (a)   of Earth is contains all the gasses that surround the planet and protects us from deadly solar radiation.

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

The mixture of water vapor and other gases, as well as particles of matter, that surrounds Earth's surface is called ​ (a)  

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Water Cycle

• Weather

• Humidity

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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Label according to the relative amount of gasses in the atmoshere

c

b

a

Other gasses

Nitrogen

Oxygen

The layer of the sun’s atmosphere that gives off visible

light

• Photosphere

• Corona

• Solar Flare

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the layer of the sun’s atmosphere that looks like a

halo during an eclipse

• Photosphere

• Solar Flare

• Corona

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