Questions about Atmosphere and Marine Life

What are the four main layers of the atmosphere?

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

In which layer does weather occur?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere
  

• Stratosphere

Which layer is the coldest?

• Stratosphere
  
  
  

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

What is the order of the atmospheric layers from the surface of the Earth upward?

• Thermosphere → Mesosphere → Stratosphere → Troposphere
  
  
  

• Troposphere → Stratosphere → Mesosphere → Thermosphere

• Stratosphere → Troposphere → Thermosphere → Mesosphere

• Troposphere → Mesosphere → Stratosphere → Thermosphere

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is long-term; climate is short-term
  
  

• Weather only happens at night; climate happens during the day

• Weather is short-term conditions; climate is the average over a long period

• Weather and climate mean the same thing

What instrument is used to measure temperature?

• Barometer
  
  

• Rain gauge

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

Which tool measures wind speed?

• Weather vane
  
  
  

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Barometer

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

• Thermometer
  
  
  

• Barometer

• Rain gauge

• Anemometer

What does a rain gauge measure?

• Wind direction
  
  
  

• Temperature

• Air pressure

• Amount of rainfall