Scarleth Yasmin Alvarado

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The Atmosphere ■
Key Terms

Key Terms
Match each definition in the left column with the correct term in the right column.
Then write the number of each term in the appropriate box below. When you have
filled all of the boxes, add up the numbers in each column, row, and two diagonals.
All of the sums should be the same.

Definitions Terms
A. Envelope of gases that 1. thermosphere
surrounds Earth 2. atmosphere
B. Form of oxygen with three 3. altitude
atoms instead of two
4. pollutant
C. Harmful substance in the
5. pressure
air, water, or soil
6. stratosphere
D. Amount of mass in a given
volume 7. density
E. Force pushing on an area 8. exosphere
F. Distance above sea level 9. ozone
G. Second-lowest layer of
Earth’s atmosphere
H. Outermost layer of Earth’s
atmosphere
I. Outer layer of the thermosphere

= 15

A B C

2 9 4 = 15

D E F

= 15
7 5 3

G H I
= 15
6 8 1

= = = =9

15 22 8

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