Environmental Science Chapter 1 Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a function of the Earth's atmosphere?

Absorbing most cosmic rays and electromagnetic radiation from the sun

Protecting us from the hostile environment of outer space

Sustaining life on the planet

Transmitting all wavelengths of light (correct)

What is the outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere called?

Mesosphere

Exosphere (correct)

Troposphere

Stratosphere

What is the range of wavelengths for visible light?

800 nm to 2500 nm

1 mm to 100 km

300 nm to 400 nm

400 nm to 750 nm (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a potential health effect of exposure to cosmic rays?

Improved immune system Signup and view all the answers

Where do the auroras (Northern and Southern Lights) occur?

In the layers of the ionosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary composition of the Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%) Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the atmosphere is known for containing the ozone layer?

Stratosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the Kármán line?

The boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the ionosphere?

It is the layer where high-energy radiation from the Sun has knocked electrons loose from their parent atoms and molecules Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the atmosphere is known for having decreasing air pressure and temperature as you climb higher?

Troposphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the environment in the context of environmental science?

The environment is the sum of all living and non-living elements that influence human life Signup and view all the answers

Environmental Science Chapter 1 Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a function of the Earth's atmosphere?

What is the outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere called?

What is the range of wavelengths for visible light?

Which of the following is NOT a potential health effect of exposure to cosmic rays?

Where do the auroras (Northern and Southern Lights) occur?

What is the primary composition of the Earth's atmosphere?

Which layer of the atmosphere is known for containing the ozone layer?

What is the Kármán line?

What is the primary function of the ionosphere?

Which layer of the atmosphere is known for having decreasing air pressure and temperature as you climb higher?

What is the primary role of the environment in the context of environmental science?

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