New Science eTextbook 1A (UPC)

2 What surrounds the surface of the Earth?

bserve O 1. Have you seen this view before? Where can you see it?

This view shows that a layer of atmosphere surrounds the surface of the Earth. The clouds we see are a part of the atmosphere.

sk A 2. Kasey likes this view. She looks for information and takes some notes as below. Answer her question.

is like the Earth’s

protects us from

makes the Earth less

is very important to the living on the Earth

The atmosphere

forms

The atmosphere surrounds the surface of the Earth. e

Imagine there is no atmosphere. What effects does it bring?

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