A. Preview. Read the sentences. Then match each word inblue with a definition.The Earth's atmosphere protects the planet from manythings: the sun's rays, and even debris (like flying rocks) in space.The Earth Titches the sun. It takes about 365 days for it tocomplete onc cycle around the sun.1. broken pieces of something2. the layer of air and othergases around the Earth3. a series of repeating events