ES11A - PreQuiz - The Atmosphere

What other word combines with "Atmos" to form the word "Atmosphere”?
1. ferrour
2. atom
3. sphaira
4. air
We have life on Earth today due to the ______ _____ of gasses and particles called the atmosphere.
1. air
2. delicate balance
3. atom
4. ferrour
Air stays on our planet because of this.
1. Centrifugal forces
2. Temperature
3. Fluid glues
4. Gravity
If the Earth were the size of a small beach ball, the atmosphere would be about this thick.
1. 2 inches
2. the thickness of your index finger
3. a sheet of paper
4. two atoms thick
The atmosphere keeps the temperature stable - from 250 degrees F to -250 degrees F.
1. False
2. True
Air has ___________ takes up space and can transmit energy
1. mass
2. a yellow color
3. no gravity
4. solid cores
Air is a critical part of the __________ ________ .
1. nitrogen cycle
2. ozone cycle
3. freeze cycle
4. water cycle
Ozone is made of three ___________ atoms.
1. Nitrogen
2. Oxygen
3. Sulfur
4. Ozonica
Without an atmosphere, sounds would be louder.
1. False
2. True
Nitrogen makes over 3/4 of the air.
1. False
2. True
Oxygen is about this much of our air
1. 21%
2. 1%
3. 2%
4. 78%
Nitrogen is about this much of our air
1. 2%
2. 21%
3. 78%
4. 1%
11.Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) makes up about this percentage of our atmosphere.
1. 0.0387%
2. 2%
3. 21%
4. 99%
Mercury is too close to the Sun to have an atmosphere
1. true
2. false
Jupiter has a storm for a long time that is the size of the Earth.
1. true
2. false