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Atmosphere & Weather Balloons Quiz

1. What is the main gas in Earth’s atmosphere?

Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Hydrogen

2. Which layer of the atmosphere do weather balloons usually reach?

Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere

3. What is the primary purpose of a weather balloon?

To deliver satellites to orbit
To observe marine life
To collect atmospheric data
To generate wind energy

4. As a weather balloon rises, what happens to the atmospheric pressure?

It increases
It stays the same
It decreases
It doubles

5. What instrument is often carried by a weather balloon to collect data?

Seismograph
Radiosonde
Barometer
Anemometer

6. Why does a weather balloon eventually burst?

It runs out of fuel
It is struck by lightning
The pressure inside becomes too low
It expands too much as the air pressure outside drops

7. What kind of data does a radiosonde typically collect?

Solar flare activity
Temperature, pressure, and humidity
Earthquake vibrations
Ocean current speed

8. In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur?

Stratosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere

9. What gas is most commonly used to fill weather balloons?

Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen or helium
Carbon dioxide

10. How does a radiosonde transmit data back to Earth?

By satellite relay
It stores data for later retrieval
Via radio signals
Through Wi-Fi
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