ES11D - Quiz - Air Layers

Earth’s atmosphere is made up of ____________ layers.
1. two
2. one
3. three
4. more than three
Earth's atmosphere has different layers based on the different ____________.
1. depth
2. humidity
3. temperatures
4. color
Our weather happens in this layer.
1. troposphere
2. stratosphere
3. exosphere
4. mesosphere
This layer has about 75% of the Earth's air, even though it is the thinnest layer.
1. stratosphere
2. troposphere
3. mesosphere
4. exosphere
Meteors burn up in this layer.
1. troposphere
2. mesosphere
3. stratosphere
4. exosphere
The International Space Station orbits here - above the mesosphere.
1. thermosphere
2. exosphere
3. mesosphere
4. stratosphere
This layer is really "space"
1. mesosphere
2. exosphere
3. stratosphere
4. thermosphere
This layer gets hotter as you go away from the Earth and is where weather balloons fly.
1. troposphere
2. exosphere
3. stratosphere
4. mesosphere
This layer gets cooler as you go from the Earth's surface up.
1. mesosphere
2. thermosphere
3. stratosphere
4. troposphere
The Aurora Borealis are also known as this.
1. "Northern Darks"
2. "Southern Lights"
3. "Northern Lights"
4. "Southern Borealis"
The ozone layer is in the troposphere.
1. false
2. true
Ozone protects us from _________________ sunlight.
1. yellow
2. red
3. ultraviolet
4. ultrablue
Another way of talking about space is the ____________ layer.
1. exosphere
2. mesosphere
3. stratosphere
4. thermosphere
We live in the ___________________.
1. exosphere
2. mesosphere
3. troposphere
4. stratosphere
About ____ % of the air is in the troposphere.
1. 21
2. 25
3. 75
4. 99

ES11D - Quiz - Air Layers

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