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True-False Quiz
This True-False Quiz is designed to reinforce the knowledge you gained while reading Chapter 3, Introduction to the Atmosphere.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
1 Nitrogen, argon, and oxygen constitute over 98% of the gases in the atmosphere near Earth's surface.
   
 
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Question 2
2 The thermosphere contains the ozone layer.
   
 
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Question 3
3 Air density is greatest in the troposphere.
   
 
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Question 4
4 The mesosphere shields Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
   
 
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Question 5
5 Temperatures generally decrease with height in the troposphere, whereas temperatures increase with height in the stratosphere.
   
 
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Question 6
6 Trace gases help to warm the troposphere.
   
 
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Question 7
7 When the CO2 concentration decreased in the evolution of Earth's atmosphere, the ozone layer was formed.
   
 
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Question 8
8 Temperatures in the thermosphere are not comparable to those in the troposphere because of higher density in the troposphere.
   
 
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Question 9
9 The process of photosynthesis removes CO2 from the atmosphere, while the process of respiration adds CO2 to the atmosphere.
   
 
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Question 10
10 Climate is a description of aggregate weather conditions that helps describe a place or region.
   
 
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