NC 7.E.1.4

Five layers make up the __________________: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. Each of these layers has very unique properties.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Major atmospheric activities such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes affect humans and can result in huge natural _____________________ .

• weightloss

• blemishes

• disasters

• deposits

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

As you move up into the atmosphere, the air molecules are further apart. So, air pressure ________________ as distance above the surface increases.

• decreases

• increases

• stays the same

• rises

Since warm air is less dense than cool air, when temperatures are higher, the air pressure is usually ______________ .

• higher

• slower

• lower

• faster

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The atmosphere is a mixture of gases, such as _________________ (78%), oxygen (21%), argon (0.93%), carbon dioxide (0.04%), trace gases and water vapor. The amount of each gas in the mixture is usually very constant from the surface of the planet up to the top of the atmosphere.

• oxygen

• argon

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

These gases are constantly being used and renewed by the processes of respiration, ___________synthesis, evaporation and condensation, the weathering of rock, and the decay of organic matter.

• art

• light

• phone

• photo

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The atmosphere has different properties at different _____________ (or elevations) and different locations around the Earth.

• altitudes

• ladders

• places

• rooms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The air pressure is ________ on the top of mountains (higher elevation) than in valleys.

• more

• less

• the same

• above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

At the equator the atmosphere is _____________; at the poles it is cooler.

• colder

• thicker

• warmer

• freezing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Weather occurs in the troposphere and is the physical condition of the atmosphere at a specific place at a specific __________. Fronts, global wind systems, atmospheric pressure changes and many other factors influence the weather.

• roadway

• time

• lunchroom

• school

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5