The atmosphere of the Earth

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Check knowledge concerning our atmosphere
Ioanna Ziaka
Quiz by Ioanna Ziaka, updated more than 1 year ago
Ioanna Ziaka
Created by Ioanna Ziaka almost 8 years ago
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Question 1

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Where do weather changes occur?
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  • In the troposphere
  • In the stratosphere
  • In the ionosphere

Question 2

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The ozone layer is in the mesosphere
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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The ozone layer protects us from ....
Answer
  • meteors
  • comets
  • ultraviolet rays
  • all of these

Question 4

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The mesosphere is colder than the stratosphere.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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The mesosphere protects us from ....
Answer
  • meteors
  • ultraviolet rays
  • both of these

Question 6

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The shooting stars we see in the night sky are .....
Answer
  • meteors entering the mesosphere
  • reflections of light from ice crystals in the mesosphere
  • glowing gases produced by the collision of meteors with ice crystals in the mesosphere

Question 7

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The astronauts use space suits because the thermosphere is ....
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  • very hot
  • contains very little oxygen
  • both of these

Question 8

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Part of the thermosphere is electrically charged.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Telecommunications are possible because of the satellites in the .....
Answer
  • stratosphere
  • ionosphere
  • exosphere

Question 10

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The aurora phenomenon is caused by the existence of ....
Answer
  • ice crystals in the mesosphere
  • ions in the thermosphere
  • oxygen in the troposphere
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