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Earth science Atmosphere quiz
Earth science Atmosphere quiz
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Freshman-level Earth science questions
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1
What energy transfer method is shown here?
Floatation
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
2
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
3
How does the sun's energy get to Earth?
Radiation
Convection
Sublimation
Conduction
4
In what layer are "shooting stars" created?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
5
In what layer is the majority of ozone in?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
6
As you increase in altitude, what happens to the air temperature in the troposphere?
Gets cray-cray
Decreases
Stays the same
Increases
7
In which layer do auroras form in?
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
8
The exosphere is made mostly of which two elements?
Oxygen & nitrogen
Carbon dioxide & Helium
Hydrogen & helium
Hydrogen & argon
9
Which molecule is seen here:
Nitrous Oxide
Ozone
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
10
What layer do most satellites orbit in?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
11
What does the ozone layer protect us from?
Flares
Ultraviolet
Meteors
Gamma
12
What is the average height of the troposphere?
15km
15miles
10miles
10km
13
What was the main source of early earth's atmosphere?
Volcanoes
Photosynthesis
Comets
Magnetosphere
14
How high up is the Karman line?
100miles
200km
200miles
100km
15
What percentage of our atmosphere is composed of oxygen?
21%
79%
13%
55%
16
What is the most numerous gas in our atmosphere?
Oxygen
Argon
Nitrogen
CO2
17
Which layer holds the vast majority of the atmosphere's mass?
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
18
What was the main cause of the ozone layer's destruction?
CLRs
SMHs
CFCs
PCPs
19
What percentage of solar radiation is reflected beck into space by out atmosphere?
75%
35%
15%
55%
20
What is causing auroras to occur?
Volcanic gasses igniting
Meteors exploding in the mesosphere
Solar radiation hitting the air
Sunlight reflecting off ice