1.

The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

A oxygen B nitrogen

C carbon dioxide D argon

2. What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?

A troposphere B stratosphere

C ozone layer D greenhouse gases

3. Which of these sets of three items produce CFCs

A cars, factories, and cardboard B spray cans, cardboard, insulation

C spray cans, refrigerant, cardboard D spray cans, refrigerant, insulation

4. How many oxygen atoms does a molecule of ozone contain?

A 1 B 2

C 3 D 4

5. What does this diagram illustrate?

A Ozone Layer B The Greenhouse Effect

C Ultraviolet Radiation D Layers of the atmosphere

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 6. This traps heat and absorbs gases (carbon dioxide, methane..) and keeps the earth warm.
Allowing heat to go back into space prevents Earth from becoming too warm

A Ozone Layer B The Greenhouse Effect

C Greenhouse Gases D Mesosphere

7. Where is the ozone located?

A troposphere B stratosphere

C mesosphere D thermosphere

8. What chemical is responsible for breaking up the ozone?

A CFCs B Carbon Dioxide

C Nitrogen D Oxygen

9. What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the
atmosphere?

A Temperature goes up B Temperature goes down

10. The Montreal Protocol banned the use of CFCs. What so they hope this will do for the
ozone layer?

A Deplete it completely B Make the ozone hole smaller

Thin the layer to allow more gas to

C Make the ozone hole larger D
escape

11. Which of these sets lists the major greenhouse gases?

Nitrous Oxide, Carbon Dioxide, and

A B Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon
Methane

C Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen, and Methane D Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane
12. The Greenhouse Effect is

Greenhouse gases act as a blanket and

A B Greenhouse gases protect us from
trap heat on Earth
harmful UV rays

C Greenhouse gases allowing heat to

escape from our planet.

13. The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is...

A using bottled water B burning fossil fuels

C texting on cellphones D eating meat

14. When we discuss greenhouse gases what is the main one we discuss?

A Methane (CH4) B Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

C Nitrous oxide (N2O) D Flourinated gases

15. The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to outer space is the _____________.

A Exosphere B Troposphere

C Stratosphere D Ionosphere

16. Weather balloons burs in what layer of the atmosphere?

A Mesosphere B Troposphere

C Stratosphere D Thermosphere

17. Our weather occurs in the __________ layer of the atmosphere.

A Mesosphere B Troposphere

C Thermosphere D Ionosphere

18. The hottest layer of the atmosphere is the ___________.

A Mesosphere B Stratosphere

C Thermosphere D Troposphere
19. Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

It causes climate change and increase in It can lead to a major increase in

A B
the global temerature Greenhouses

C It leads to more factories D It causes a major decrease in people

20. Coal, oil and gas are examples of

A Shell Fuels B Bone fuels

C Fossil fuels D Sea fulels

21. Changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere that may produce acid rain are
most closely associated with

A insects that excrete acids B runoff from acidic soils

C industrial smoke stack emissions D flocks of migrating birds

22. Methods used to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from smokestacks are an
attempt by humans to

lessen the amount of insecticides in the

A B eliminate diversity in wildlife
environment

lessen the environmental impact of acid

C D use nonchemical controls on pest species
rain

23. Which situation is a result of human activities?

decay of leaves in a forest adds to soil

A B acid rain in an area kills fish in a lake
fertility

ecological succession following volcanic natural selection on an island changes

C D
activity reestablishes an ecosystem gene frequencies

24. Acid rain has a pH <

A 5 B 6

C 7 D 8
25. What two air pollutants that most often produce acid rain?

A Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Oxides B Carbon Dioxide and Ozone

C Particulate Matter D None of the above

26. Atmospheric layer that contains protective ozone gas

A thermosphere B mesosphere

C exosphere D stratosphere

27. What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water
vapor, and carbon dioxide?

A 1% B 21%

C 78% D 90%

28. What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?

A 1% B 21%

C 78% D 90%

29. What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?

A 1% B 21%

C 78% D 90%

30. Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, mesosphere,

A B
thermosphere, exosphere thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere

thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere,

C D
mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere exosphere, thermosphere