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Review Sheet 

pt. 2– Weather & Atmosphere

Answer these by Monday on printout 

or separate piece of paper

19.  What gases make up the atmosphere?

a.    Methane, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and water vapor

b.    Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and water vapor.

c.    Neon, Osmium, Carbon Monoxide and water vapor

d.    Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and water.

20.  The air is made up mostly of which gas:

a.    Nitrogen

b.    Oxygen

c.    carbon dioxide

d.    water vapor

21.  The atmosphere has how many layers?

a.    1

b.    2

c.    3

d.    4 or 5

22.  In which layer do we live?

a.    Troposphere

b.    Stratosphere

c.    Mesosphere

d.    Thermosphere

23.  Which layer has most of our weather?

a.    Troposphere

b.    Stratosphere

c.    Mesosphere

d.    Thermosphere

24.  Which layer holds the largest amount of the Earth’s air?

a.    Troposphere

b.    Stratosphere

c.    Mesosphere

d.    Thermosphere

25.  As you move higher in the atmosphere, what happens?

a.    Air density goes down

b.    Air pressure goes down

c.    Air Temperature changes

d.    All of the above.

26.  On a weather map, the symbol H (in a circle) stands for:

a.    Hot air, or a warm front;

b.    Cloudy skies, possible precipitation;

c.    Rain, snow, sleet or other forms of precipitation;

d.    Clear skies.