Atmosphere

Geography ⇒ Physical Geography

Atmosphere starts at 6 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Atmosphere. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Define 'weather' and 'climate'.

Describe the composition of the atmosphere by volume.

Describe the importance of the ozone layer for life on Earth.

Describe the role of dust particles in the atmosphere.

Explain the difference between homosphere and heterosphere.

Explain the role of water vapour in the atmosphere.

Explain the significance of the greenhouse effect in maintaining life on Earth.

Explain the term 'atmospheric lapse rate'.

Explain why atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude.

Explain why the temperature increases with altitude in the stratosphere.

Name the gas that absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun in the stratosphere.

Name two variable gases present in the atmosphere.