Name_____________________________________________Date____________Hour____Table____
Make a prediction about the answer to each question. Put a star next to the answer that you think is
correct for each question. Watch the video about Earth’s atmosphere. Record the answer for each
question on the line before the number as you watch the video.
Earth’s Atmosphere
_________1. Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere
is the one farthest from the surface of the Earth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
troposphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
exosphere
_________2. In which layer of the atmosphere
can you find meteors?
A.
B.
C.
D.
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
_________5. Which gas makes up most of the
troposphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
oxygen
helium
nitrogen
hydrogen
_________6. Which layer of the atmosphere is
the one we live in?
A.
B.
C.
D.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
_________7. What does Earth’s atmosphere do?
_________3. What can be found in the
thermosphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a wide range of temperatures
the Auroras
space shuttles orbiting at the outer edge
all of the above
_________4. in the stratosphere, which
important feature blocks harmful rays from the
Sun?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Aurora Borealis
the ozone layer
the sunray shield
all of the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
create meteors
regulate temperatures
control population
provide light