Earth Science: Atmosphere
Test Quiz
1. What is the atmosphere?
a. It is another name for outer space
b. The first layer of the Earth's crust
c. A layer of gases that surround the Earth
d. The name of a trendy restaurant
e. All of the above
2. Which of the following best describes the Earth's atmosphere?
a. An empty space
b. A big blanket absorbing the Sun's heat
c. A thin towel that does very little to protect the Earth
d. A large cloud that generates the Earth's electromagnetic field
e. None of the above
3. What is the ozone layer?
a. The layer of the Earth below the crust
b. The layer of the atmosphere that we breathe
c. A portion of the Earth's atmosphere that protects the Earth from radiation
d. All of the above
e. None of the Above
4. What two elements make up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere?
a. Oxygen and hydrogen
b. Hydrogen and nitrogen
c. Oxygen and helium
d. Carbon and oxygen
e. Nitrogen and oxygen
5. What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is where most meteors burn up upon entry?
a. Exosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Stratosphere
e. Troposphere
6. What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the outermost layer and where the atmosphere is the thinnest?
a. Exosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Stratosphere
e. Troposphere
7. What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the layer next to the Earth?
a. Exosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Stratosphere
e. Troposphere
8. What layer of the Earth's atmosphere is heated by the Sun hitting the ozone layer?
a. Exosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Stratosphere
e. Troposphere
9. What layer of the Earth's atmosphere has a very thin atmosphere, but can also become very hot?
a. Exosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Stratosphere
e. Troposphere
10. In what layer of the Earth's atmosphere do planes usually fly?
a. Exosphere
b. Thermosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Stratosphere
e. Troposphere
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