Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 2 - The Atmosphere
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In the troposphere, which of the following decreases as altitude
increases?
a. | temperature | b. | radiation | c. | pressure | d. | both (a) and
(c) |
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What gas do animals exhale?
a. | methane | b. | oxygen | c. | carbon
dioxide | d. | nitrogen |
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How many oxygen atoms are in an ozone molecule?
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What does the ozone layer absorb?
a. | ultraviolet radiation | b. | ions | c. | aerosols | d. | greenhouse
gases |
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What is the second most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
a. | nitrogen | b. | oxygen | c. | carbon
dioxide | d. | methane |
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Matching
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Section 2 - The Atmosphere
Choose the letter of the
term or phrase that best matches the description.
a. | ions | d. | methane | b. | troposphere | e. | mesosphere | c. | conduction |
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electrically charged atoms
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how air is heated near Earth’s surface
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one of the most abundant greenhouse gases
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the coldest layer of Earth’s atmosphere
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the layer of Earth’s atmosphere closest to the surface
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