1) What is the atmosphere? a) A solid layer around the Earth b) A layer of water around the Earth c) A fluid layer of gases that surrounds the Earth d) A layer of rocks around the Earth 2) What are the most abundant gases in the atmosphere? a) Nitrogen and Oxygen b) Hydrogen and Helium c) Carbon Dioxide and Argon d) Methane and Ozone 3) What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen? a) 78% b) 0.94% c) 0.033% d) 21% 4) What percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen? a) 21% b) 78% c) 0.94% d) 0.033% 5) Which layer of the atmosphere contains 80% of the air? a) Stratosphere b) Mesosphere c) Troposphere d) Thermosphere 6) What is the main function of the ozone layer? a) To produce oxygen b) To create wind c) To form clouds d) To absorb ultraviolet radiation 7) In which layer do most meteorites melt or vaporize? a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere c) Mesosphere d) Exosphere 8) Where do auroras occur? a) Troposphere b) Thermosphere c) Mesosphere d) Stratosphere 9) What is the exosphere? a) The layer where weather occurs b) The outermost layer of the atmosphere c) The layer where the ozone layer is found d) The layer where most meteorites burn up 10) What does a barometer measure? a) Temperature b) Wind speed c) Atmospheric pressure d) Humidity 11) What does a hygrometer measure? a) Temperature b) Wind speed c) Atmospheric pressure d) Humidity 12) What does a pluviometer measure? a) Temperature b) Wind speed c) Amount of liquid precipitation d) Atmospheric pressure 13) What does an anemometer measure? a) Temperature b) Wind speed c) Atmospheric pressure d) Humidity 14) What causes wind? a) Air moving from high pressure areas to low pressure areas b) Air moving from low pressure areas to high pressure areas c) Air moving from warm areas to cold areas d) Air moving from cold areas to warm areas 15) What is evaporation? a) When water vapor turns into liquid water b) When liquid water turns into water vapor c) When ice turns into liquid water d) When liquid water turns into ice 16) What is condensation? a) When water vapor turns into liquid water b) When liquid water turns into water vapor c) When ice turns into liquid water d) When liquid water turns into ice 17) What is precipitation? a) When water vapor turns into liquid water b) When liquid water turns into water vapor c) When small droplets of liquid water in clouds join to form bigger drops that fall to the surface d) When ice turns into liquid water 18) What is the greenhouse effect caused by? a) Nitrogen and Oxygen b) Carbon Dioxide and Methane c) Argon and Ozone d) Hydrogen and Helium 19) What is atmospheric pollution? a) The presence of natural gases in the atmosphere b) The presence of substances or energy in the air that are not part of it and may produce health risks c) The presence of water vapor in the atmosphere d) The presence of oxygen in the atmosphere 20) What are CFCs and why are they harmful? a) Chemicals that produce oxygen b) Chemicals that break down ozone molecules and destroy the ozone layer c) Chemicals that create wind d) Chemicals that form clouds

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