Meteors burn up in atmosphere.

Meaning: This sentence describes meteors burning up as they enter Earth's atmosphere.

Choice of Words: Meteors are small pieces of rock or metal that enter Earth's atmosphere. Burn means to catch fire and produce heat and light. Atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds Earth.

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Meteors are destroyed by fire in the atmosphere.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first example, that meteors are destroyed by fire when they enter the air around the Earth.

Choice of Words: Meteors are small pieces of rock or metal from space that enter the Earth's atmosphere. Destroyed means to be ruined or broken. Fire is the process of burning. Atmosphere is the air that surrounds the Earth. When you put these words together, it means that meteors are ruined or broken by fire when they enter the Earth's atmosphere.

Meteors get burned up when they go through the air around the Earth.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two examples, that meteors are destroyed by fire when they enter the air around the Earth.

Choice of Words: Meteors are small pieces of rock or metal from space that enter the Earth's atmosphere. Get burned up means to be destroyed by fire. When is a word that shows that something happens at the same time as something else. Go through means to move from one side of something to the other side. Air is the invisible gas that surrounds the Earth. When you put these words together, it means that meteors are destroyed by fire when they move through the air around the Earth.

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