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ICSE Class 9 Atmosphere — practice questions

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Climb the atmosphereRead the answer and worked solution →Troposphere or stratosphereRead the answer and worked solution →True of the ionosphereRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the wrong word in the skyRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the falling sky factsRead the answer and worked solution →Layer numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Quick sky picksRead the answer and worked solution →The lowermost layer of the atmosphere is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The ozone layer is contained in the:Read the answer and worked solution →All changes in climate and weather take place in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The highest layer of the atmosphere is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Radio waves transmitted from the earth are reflected back by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Counted by temperature conditions, the atmosphere has how many layers?Read the answer and worked solution →The average height of the troposphere is about:Read the answer and worked solution →Near the poles, the troposphere extends roughly to a height of:Read the answer and worked solution →At the equator, the troposphere reaches about:Read the answer and worked solution →Ozone is found between which heights above the earth's surface?Read the answer and worked solution →The ionosphere is located between:Read the answer and worked solution →About 99 per cent of the atmosphere's total mass lies within:Read the answer and worked solution →The ozone layer acts as a filter by absorbing:Read the answer and worked solution →The upper limit of the mesosphere is known as the:Read the answer and worked solution →Carbon dioxide matters for the earth's temperature because it drives the:Read the answer and worked solution →The troposphere is thickest at the equator because:Read the answer and worked solution →Within the troposphere, temperature decreases at the rate of:Read the answer and worked solution →The volume of carbon dioxide has been rising in past decades mainly due to:Read the answer and worked solution →Water vapour condenses to produce clouds around:Read the answer and worked solution →Which particles serve as the hygroscopic nuclei for condensation?Read the answer and worked solution →The ionosphere takes its name from:Read the answer and worked solution →In the warm and wet tropics, water vapour may account for:Read the answer and worked solution →In the dry and cold areas of desert and poles, water vapour may be:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Climb the atmosphere

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Sequence
  1. Item
    Tropo
  2. Item
    Strato
  3. Item
    Meso
  4. Item
    Thermo
Instructions
Tap two matching tiles to merge up: tropo, strato, meso, thermo.
_Source: syllabus Geography, 'Composition and Structure of Atmosphere' (kegy207)_

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Troposphere or stratosphere

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Left
Stratosphere
Items
  1. Item
    Lowermost layer
    Answer
    Troposphere
  2. Item
    Ozone layer
    Answer
    Stratosphere
  3. Item
    13 km average
    Answer
    Troposphere
  4. Item
    Above tropopause
    Answer
    Stratosphere
  5. Item
    18 km at equator
    Answer
    Troposphere
  6. Item
    Absorbs UV rays
    Answer
    Stratosphere
Right
Troposphere
Instructions
Swipe the card right or left into its layer.
_Source: syllabus Geography, 'Composition and Structure of Atmosphere' (kegy207)_

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True of the ionosphere

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      80-400 km up
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Charged ions
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Radio reflector
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Has ozone layer
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Lowermost layer
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      13 km average
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of the ionosphere
Instructions
Tap every item that fits the category. Leave the rest.
_Source: syllabus Geography, 'Composition and Structure of Atmosphere' (kegy207)_

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