Atmosphere chapter 1
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- Q1Which layers of the atmosphere increase in temperature as the altitude increases?stratosphere and tropospherethermosphere and mesospherestratosphere and thermospherestratosphere and mesosphere30s
- Q2Which layer of the atmosphere contains all of the gases necessary for life?tropospherethermospheremesospherestratosphere30s
- Q3Which layer of the atmosphere is the first layer that provides protection from space debris?thermospheremesospheretropospherestratosphere30s
- Q4Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?thermospheremesospherestratospheretroposphere30s
- Q5Which layer of the atmosphere contains almost all of the weather on Earth?stratospheremesospherethermospheretroposphere30s
- Q6Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest temperature?thermospheremesospherestratospheretroposphere30s
- Q7Which layer of the atmosphere contains gases that keep Earth at a temperature suitable for life?tropospherestratospheremesospherethermosphere30s
- Q8Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth's surface?thermospheremesospherestratospheretroposphere30s
- Q9How does the thermosphere protect life?It absorbs harmful radiation from the sun.It contains ozone.It contains all of the water in the atmosphere.It destroys meteors in the atmosphere.30s
- Q10Why is ozone important?It makes it rain.It absorbs UV radiation.It destroys meteors.It absorbs X-rays.30s
- Q11What happens to the density of the atmosphere as altitude increases?The density decreases.The density increases.The density stays the same.The density decreases and increases depending on the layer of the atmosphere.30s
- Q12What is the most common gas in Earth's atmosphere?carbon dioxideoxygennitrogenargon30s
- Q13Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?carbon dioxideargonnitrogenoxygen30s
- Q14Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?hydrogennitrogenneonmethane30s
- Q15Nitrogen can be fixed in many ways. Which of the following is a way that nitrogen can be fixed?animal wasteconsumersdecomposerslightning30s