What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where temperatures can reach up to 1,500°C.
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: d) Thermosphere
What is the name of the process by which greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere.
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Absorption
Answer: d) Absorption
Which gas is responsible for the aurora borealis (northern lights).
a) Nitrogen
b) Oxygen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Helium
Answer: b) Oxygen
What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where the International Space Station orbits the Earth.
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: d) Thermosphere
Which gas is responsible for the smell of rotten eggs and is also a greenhouse gas.
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Nitrogen
c) Oxygen
d) Methane
Answer: d) Methane
What is the name of the process by which water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface.
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Precipitation
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Precipitation
What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere where the temperature decreases with altitude.
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: a) Troposphere
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ionosphere.
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: d) Thermosphere
Which gas is primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect.
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Nitrogen
c) Oxygen
d) Helium
Answer: a) Carbon dioxide
Which gas is responsible for the red color of the Earth’s atmosphere during sunrise and sunset.
a) Nitrogen
b) Oxygen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Ozone
Answer: d) Ozone
