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What is the atmosphere?
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a mixture of gas molecules, microscopically small suspended particles of solid and liquid, and falling precipitation
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What is meteorology?
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the study of the atmosphere and the processes that cause "weather"
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What is weather?
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short-term phenomena, such as temperature, humidity, wind conditions, amount and type of cloud cover, and presence/absence of precipitation
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What is climate?
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long-term patterns
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What is the upper limit of the atmosphere?
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60 miles, or 100 km, estimated
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