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Quiz Friday 4/21 Layers of Atmosphere

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Question 1
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Please put the layers of the atmosphere in order, include 1 = Outer space and 7 = Earth's Surface

  1. Stratosphere
  2. Troposphere
  3. Thermosphere
  4. Mesosphere
  5. 7 = Earth's Surface (bottom)
  6. 1 = Outer space (top)
  7. Exosphere
Question 2
2.

The atmosphere is composed of mainly

Question 3
3.

Which gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere

Question 4
4.

Atmospheric Pressure is all the air particles above you pushing down on you.

Question 5
5.

The number of particles in our atmosphere __________ with an increase in altitude.

Question 6
6.

What is the density (spacing) of the particles in the atomsphere

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Top Section of Atmosphere
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Bottom Section of Atmosphere
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Middle section of Atmosphere
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Question 7
7.

What is the basis for dividing the 4 layers?

Question 8
8.

As altitude increases, how does the temperature change in each layer?

Temperature Increases
Temperature Decreases
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Question 9
9.

Why is the temperature in Stratosphere going up?
Answer in a complete sentence

Question 10
10.

Why is the temperature in Thermosphere going up?
Need 2 concepts - heat and particles
Answer in a complete sentence

Question 11
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  • made of ice crystals and look like long, thin, wispy white streamers high in the sky
  • commonly known as "mare's tails" because they are shaped like the tail of a horse
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  • can grow up to 10 km high
  • high winds will flatten the top of the cloud out into an anvil-like shape
  • are thunderstorm clouds
  • associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning, and sometimes tornadoes
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  • puffy white or light gray clouds that look like floating cotton balls
  • have sharp outlines and a flat base at a height of 1000m.
Question 12
12.

Use the information about DISTANCE above

Which layer is the example found in?

Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Blackbird SR-70 plane flies at 26 km
bird that flies the highest is at 10 km
International Space Station at 300 km
Meteors burn up at 51-80km
Ozone molecules between 20-30 km
Question 13
13.

Bonus Question page 109
What are Tropopause, Stratopause, and Mesopause and why is "pause" the last part of the names?