5th Grade Quiz 5-A

The weight of the air is called _______.

• gravity

• atmosphere

• air pressure

Air pressure is measured with a _______.

• barometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

As altitude increases, air pressure _______.

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

Weather occurs in the _______, the first layer of the atmosphere.

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

_______ protects the surface of the earth from the sun’s harmful rays.

• Ozone

• Air pressure

• Carbon dioxide

The condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time is _______.

• weather

• climate

• temperature

• humidity

The measurement of the distance above sea level is _______.

• altitude

• latitude

• longitude

• depth

Air is a mixture of nitrogen, _______, carbon dioxide, and other gases.

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• argon

• helium

The thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surround and protect the earth is the _______.

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

The atmosphere is held close to the earth by _______.

• gravity

• magnetism

• solar radiation

• wind