Back to Atmosphere (ELL)

Vocabulary Match

Match each atmosphere word with its meaning.

Beginner ELL Core Idea

  • Air surrounds Earth and changes.
  • Air pushes and moves.
  • Heat makes air rise. Cool air falls.
  • Weather happens in the troposphere.

Match the word to its definition

Choose the correct vocabulary word for each definition.

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#1Definition

Air pressure is air pushing on things.

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#2Definition

The atmosphere is the air around Earth.

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#3Definition

Gas is air. Gas spreads out.

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Gravity pulls things down to Earth.

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Pressure is a push. Air can push.

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Temperature tells how hot or cold something is.

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Weather is what the air is like today. Rain, sun, wind, or snow.

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Altitude is how high something is in the sky.

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A barometer measures air pressure.

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The biosphere is all living things on Earth.

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Chemical composition means what something is made of.

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Density means how packed something is. More packed = heavier.

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The exosphere is the outer layer of air.

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A greenhouse traps heat. Gases in the air trap heat.

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The hydrosphere is all the water on Earth.

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The ionosphere is a layer of air with charged particles.

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The lithosphere is the land part of Earth.

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The mesopause is the top of the mesosphere.

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The mesosphere is a cold air layer above the stratosphere.

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Ozone is a gas that blocks harmful sunlight.

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The stratopause is the top of the stratosphere.

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The stratosphere is a layer above the troposphere. Planes fly here.

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The troposphere is the lowest air layer. Weather happens here.

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The thermosphere is a very hot air layer.

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The tropopause is the top of the troposphere.

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Variations mean changes or differences.

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#27Definition

Water vapor is water in gas form.

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