What causes wind in Earth's atmosphere?
Moon gravity
Temperature differences
Earth's rotation
Ocean currents
Which layer of the atmosphere do most airplanes fly in?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
What color does the sky appear to be due to a process called?
Light absorption
Rayleigh scattering
Solar reflection
Cloud diffusion
What gas do plants take in from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
In which layer of the atmosphere do most weather phenomena occur?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
What protective layer in the atmosphere blocks harmful UV radiation?
Oxygen layer
Ozone layer
Carbon layer
Nitrogen layer
What phenomenon causes the colorful lights known as auroras?
Lightning
Solar wind
Meteor showers
Cloud reflection
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
What is the main gas responsible for the blue color of the sky?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Water vapor
Which atmospheric layer contains most of Earth's water vapor?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
What percentage of the atmosphere is made up of rare gases like neon and helium?
Less than 1%
2-3%
4-5%
6-7%
How many kilometers up does the atmosphere extend before fading into space?
500 km
1000 km
10000 km
100000 km

