Earth’s Atmosphere

Question 1

The atmosphere is composed of a mixture of gases
with their unique physical and chemical properties.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

What is the bulk composition of the Earth’s atmosphere? (99%)

Answer 2

NITROGEN AND OXYGEN!

Question 3

What is the 0.9% composition of the Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer 3

ARGON

Question 4

What is the 0.1% composition of the Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer 4

TRACE GASES

Question 5

Carbon dioxide and ozone, although available in minute amounts, are very essential to life on Earth.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

What are the layers of the atmosphere? FIVE

Answer 6

TROposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere

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Question 7

This is the layer closest to Earth.

Answer 7

TROPOSPHERE

Question 8

This layer has persistently changing weather.

Answer 8

TROPOSPHERE

Question 9

In the TROPOSPHERE, the temperature gets COOLER as we go HIGHER

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

This is the lowest layer where humans live.

Answer 10

TROPOSPHERE

Question 11

The troposphere layer REGULATES WEATHER AND CLIMATE. It holds nearly all water vapor in Earth’s atmosphere and is characterized by RELATIVELY ___ ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE which allows high concentrations of oxygen ideal for life.

Answer 11

HIGH

Question 12

This layer has the OZONE LAYER, which protects the Earth from the sun’s harmful UV protection.

Answer 12

STRATOSPHERE

Question 13

In the stratosphere, the temperature gets HOTTER/WARMER as we go HIGHER.

Answer 13

TRUE!

Question 14

Insulating foams, air conditioners, refrigerators, and other things manufactured by industries that use chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which causes ozone depletion.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

As CFCs reach the stratosphere, they will be broken down by the sun’s UV radiation releasing ___. They will react and destroy the ozone.

Answer 15

CHLORINE

Question 16

Depleted ozone causes LESS UV radiation to reach Earth’s surface

Answer 16

FALSE! MORE

Question 17

Harmful ozone are found in the MESOSPHERE.

Answer 17

FALSE! TROPOSPHERE. (tropospheric ozone)

Question 18

This layer is 35 km thick.

Answer 18

STRATOSPHERE

Question 19

This layer is derived from a greek word that means MIDDLE.

Answer 19

MESOSPHERE.

Question 20

This oldest layer because it has a minimum temperature of
roughly -85 degrees Celsius.

The reason behind this low temperature is the lessened solar heat and high cooling due to carbon dioxide.

Answer 20

MESOSPHERE

Question 21

A meteor shower is AKA A SHOOTING STAR.

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

The ____ layer protects the earth from a meteor shower’s debris.

Answer 22

MESOSPHERE

Question 23

This layer is derived from a greek work which means OUTSIDE.

Answer 23

EXOSPHERE

Question 24

This 10,000 km thick outermost layer forms a boundary between Earth and space.

Answer 24

EXOSPHERE

Question 25

The exosphere is the layer that absorbs some _____ and protects the layers underneath.

Answer 25

RADIATION

Question 26

The exosphere contains ____ and ____. (ELEMENTS)

Answer 26

HYDROGEN AND HELIUM

Question 27

This is the HOTTEST LAYER.

Answer 27

THERMOSPHERE

Question 28

The thermosphere layer regulates temperature and ____ X-rays and some ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun.

Answer 28

FILTERS

Question 29

The most important layer of the atmosphere is the boundary layer composed of the troposphere and stratosphere.

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

The energy transferred from Earth’s surface in the form of conduction or even moisture from evapotranspiration stays within this boundary and is not transferred to a higher atmosphere.

Answer 30

TRUE

Question 31

The stratospheric ozone is BAD.

Answer 31

FALSE! IT IS GOOD

Question 32

The tropospheric ozone is GOOD.

Answer 32

FALSE! IT IS BAD

Question 33

The tropospheric harmful ozone when inhaled can irritate the lungs and breakdown lung tissues.

Answer 33

TRUE

Question 34

PROVISION The atmosphere is crucial in enabling and maintaining life on Earth.

Answer 34

TRUE

Question 35

PROVISION Without the atmosphere, Earth would look like the?

Answer 35

MOON

Question 36

PROVISION Atmospheric gases, such as carbon dioxide and oxygen, are needed by?

Answer 36

ORGANISMS

Question 37

PROVISION Carbon dioxide is used by ___ ___ to convert the energy from the sun to usable energy through the process of photosynthesis.

Answer 37

PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS

Question 38

PROVISION Oxygen is used by ___ for cellular respiration.

Answer 38

HUMANS

Question 39

PROTECTION This layer in the stratosphere is necessary in enabling life on Earth.

Answer 39

OZONE LAYER

Question 40

PROTECTION This layer in the stratosphere is necessary in enabling life on Earth. If it does not exist, harmful rays from the sun would reach the surface of Earth and prevent most organisms from surviving.

Answer 40

OZONE LAYER

Question 41

Water is a renewable resource because it is continually circulated across Earth through a process known as the?

Answer 41

HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

Question 42

What are the three important processes in the hydrologic cycle?

Answer 42

EVAPORATION CONDENSATION PRECIPITATION

Question 43

HC What is evaporation? explain. AWP

Answer 43

Evaporation is the process of converting liquid to gas. Water from the oceans, lakes, streams, rivers, and other bodies of water undergo this process, and it becomes atmospheric water vapor.

Question 44

HC What is condensation? explain. C

Answer 44

Cloud formation that happens by converting water vapor to liquid form.

Question 45

HC The water vapor in the atmosphere is stored in the form of clouds and moisture (humidity).

Answer 45

TRUE

Question 46

HC What is precipitation?

Answer 46

The process of RELEASING water from the clouds in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 47

HC It is the process of returning water from the atmosphere back to the Earth’s surface.

Answer 47

PRECIPITATION

Question 48

The atmosphere is a crucial part of the water cycle as it serves as the reservoir of large amounts of water.

Answer 48

TRUE

Question 49

The ______ cycle describes the movement of water from one area to another by changing states―liquid to vapor to ice and back again. IT IS A NEVER ENDING CYCLE.

Answer 49

WATER CYCLE/HYDROLIC CYCLE

Question 50

The atmosphere is an efficient medium to move water around the globe.

Answer 50

TRUE