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Atmospheric Layers FA5 Earth Science
Atmospheric Layers FA5 Earth Science
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A short review of atmospheric layers
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1
Airplanes typically fly within this layer
Lower stratosphere and upper tropsposphere
troposphere
statosphere
thermosphere
2
What happens to density as you increase in altitude in the atmosphere?
Decreases
Increases
3
This layer is the largest of all the layers...
exosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
4
Weather (meterological disturbances) occur within which atmospheric layer?
thermosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
5
What is the role of ozone?
insulate earth
shield from meteorites
filter out UV radiation
creates earth's magnetic shield
6
This layer is the coldest of all the layers and contains nocitilucent clouds
exosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
7
As denisty increases in the atmosphere, what happens to pressure?
decreases
turns blue
increases
stays the same
8
Which of the following is a green house gas found in the troposphere?
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
oxygen
carbon monoxide
9
Auroras occur with in this atmospheric layer
stratosphere
mesosphere
troposphere
thermosphere
10
Jet streams exsist within this layer and temperatures begin to increase with altitude...
mesosphere
troposphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
11
Which atmospheric layer has the highest air pressure?
mesosphere
Stratosphere
exosphere
troposphere
12
Within which altmospheric layer can you find ozone?
stratosphere
exosphere
exosphere
troposphere
13
What are the 2 most abundant gases found in air?
Nitrogen and Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Oxygen and Hydrogen
14
This atmospheric layer contains gases to support life.
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
exosphere
15
This atmospheric layer extends into space, satelites orbit here....
thermosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
troposphere