1.

78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ___________ and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is
_____________.
A. Oxygen, Nitrogen
B. Nitrogen, Oxygen
C. Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide
D. Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
2. In what layer of the atmosphere do all weather events occur?
A. Mesosphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Exosphere
D. Troposphere
3. In the troposphere, the temperature _____ as altitude increases.
A. Stays the same
B. Increases
C. Goes up and down
D. Decreases
4. Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?
A. Planes fly in the ozone layer
B. It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun
C. It causes clouds to be created
D. It is made up of oxygen (O2)
5. In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?
A. Exosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Troposphere
6. This layer is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
A. Stratosphere
B. Troposphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Mesosphere
7. This layer is the outermost layer of the atmosphere. Satellites orbit the atmosphere in this layer.
A. Mesosphere
B. Ozone Layer
C. Exosphere
D. Thermosphere
8. What is the order of the layers of the atmosphere, starting with the layer closest to Earth's
surface?
A. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
B. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere
C. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere, Thermosphere
D. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
9. Which explanation correctly describes the greenhouse effect?
A. The process of the atmosphere keep us from floating into space
 B. The process of the atmosphere trapping the sun's radiation, and making the Earth warm
and livable for humans
C. The process of the atmosphere keeping the Earth's surface dense
D. The process of the atmosphere reflecting all of the Sun's heat back into space
10. Which atmospheric layer is the Aurora Borealis located in?
A. Mesosphere
B. Troposphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Exosphere
11. Where would you find the ozone layer?
A. Thermosphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. exosphere
12. It is a plant house used by farmers and plant keeper to protect the plants from excessive cold or
heat and pest.
A. Greenhouse gases
B. Greenhouse
C. Greenhouse effect
D. Global Warming
13. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere at 78%?
A. carbon dioxide
B. argon
C. nitrogen
D. oxygen
14. What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and
carbon dioxide?
A. 21%
B. 90%
C. 1%
D. 78%
15. Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
A. Methane
B. All answers are correct
C. Water vapor
D. Carbon dioxide
16. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
A. Water vapor
B. Nitrogen
C. Methane
D. Carbon dioxide
17. What is an increase in global temperatures believed to be caused in part by the greenhouse
effect?
A. Climate
 B. Climate Change
C. Greenhouse Effect
D. Global Warming
18. What is a change in global and regional climate patterns attributed to an increase in
atmospheric carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels?
A. Climate Change
B. Greenhouse Gas
C. Radiation
19. A cool breeze is blowing from the ocean towards the land during the day. This is called a
_________________.
A. Sea breeze
B. Monsoon
C. ITCZ
D. Land breeze
20. When the air is heated, it will __________.
A. Sink
B. rise
21. The moving air or the wind moves from __________ to ___________ pressure area.
A. High to Low
B. Low to low
22. The cold air that we experience from October to March is part of the wind system called
__________.
A. Amihan (Northeast monsoon)
B. Habagat (Southwest monsoon)
23. Land breeze and sea breezes are caused by the different _________ between land and water
surfaces.
A. Gases
B. Solids
C. Temperatures
D. rotations
24. A cool breeze is blowing from the land towards the ocean during nighttime. This is called a
______________.
A. ITCZ
B. land breeze
C. sea breeze
D. monsoon
25. A major wind system that seasonally reverses its direction—such as one that blows for
approximately six months from the northeast and six months from the southwest.
A. ITCZ
B. Monsoon
C. Typhoon
D. Wind System
26. The area where northeast trade winds meet with southeast winds from the Southern
Hemisphere is called __________.
 A. sea breeze
B. monsoon
C. land breeze
D. ITCZ
27. The cold air that we experience from July to September is part of the wind system called
__________.
A. Amihan (Northeast monsoon)
B. Habagat (Southwest monsoon)
28. The layers of Earth's atmosphere are determined by changes in _________.
A. Color
B. Density
C. Temperature
D. pressure
29. A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.
A. Troposphere
B. Nitrogen
C. Ozone
D. atmosphere
30. A group of compounds that are able to trap heat in the atmosphere, keeping the Earth's surface
warmer than it would be if they were not present.
A. climate change
B. greenhouse gases
C. CO2 emissions