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Atmosphere

Quiz by Sarah Newsome

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13 questions
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  • Q1
    Coolest layer; burns meteors
    Thermosphere
    Mesosphere
    Troposphere
    Stratosphere
    30s
  • Q2
    Layer in which gases do not mix; contains the ozone layer
    Stratosphere
    Mesosphere
    Thermosphere
    Troposphere
    30s
  • Q3
    Way that winds moves
    Low to high pressure
    High to low pressure
    30s
  • Q4
    During the day at the beach, you would experience this type of breeze.
    land breeze
    sea breeze
    30s
  • Q5
    What type of pressure do COOL temperatures have?
    High
    Low
    30s
  • Q6
    What describes a land breeze?
    Rising warm air is replaced by cool air from the ocean
    Cool dense air over the sea replaces warm rising air over the ocean
    Cool dense air over the land replaces warm rising air over the sea
    Rising cool air is replaced by dense sinking air from the ocean
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the most common gas in our atmosphere?
    Helium
    Nitrogen
    Oxygen
    Carbon Dioxide
    30s
  • Q8
    How does pressure change as altitude increases?
    It depends on composition.
    They switch off.
    It increases.
    It decreases
    30s
  • Q9
    Soup boiling in a pot is an example of what type of heat?
    Radiation
    Conduction
    Convection
    Cooking
    30s
  • Q10
    How is Earth heated by the Sun?
    Radiation
    Magic
    Convection
    Conduction
    30s
  • Q11
    Would a cup of soil or a cup of water heat more quickly?
    Water
    Soil
    30s
  • Q12
    What do greenhouse gases do?
    Release heat in the atmosphere
    Trap heat in the atmosphere
    Block out UV rays
    Decrease the global temperature
    30s
  • Q13
    Why is Venus so hot?
    The atmosphere releases heat through the greenhouse effect.
    It has an atmosphere that is nearly all carbon dioxide.
    It is not hot.
    It has an atmosphere similar to Earth.
    30s

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