Unit 2 Atmosphere test

The atmosphere is made up mainly of which gas?

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in 

• altitude
• temperature
• pressure
• density

This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere

• ozone
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• water vapor

This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere

This layer is where weather occurs

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• stratosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What's the third layer called?

• Mesosphere
• Troposphere
• Thermosphere
• Exposphere

What is a barometer used to measure?

• air density
• air temperature
• air humidity
• air pressure

What's the highest layer of the atmosphere? 

• Troposphere
• Thermosphere
• Exosphere
• Ozone Layer

List the layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to Earth’s surface, to the farthest away.

• Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Exosphere

• Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

What is responsible for helping to block ultra-violet (UV) light from reaching the lower layers of the atmosphere?

• Hydrogen Layer

• Ozine Layer

• Ozone Layer

• Clouds