LET’S FIND OUT WEATHER WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE JOE GREEK
EARTH’S PROTECTIVE SHELL Many planets including Earth have a protective layer of gases called an atmosphere Earth’s atmosphere helps keep the planet warm enough for living things to survive It also protects life on the planet from meteoroids and from certain harmful rays from the Sun and other stars From outer space layers of the atmosphere become visible 4
5 The atmosphere makes life on Earth possible Not only does it keep us warm but it holds the oxygen that animals use to breathe Other gases in the atmosphere help plants survive as well A meteoroid is a chunk of rock or metal from space Most meteoroids burn up as they pass through the atmosphere before they can hit the planet Without the atmosphere farms would not be able to make food
