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Atmosphere
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The layers of gases surrounding the Earth
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Permanent Gases
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Gases that make up Earth's atmosphere today that stay nearly constant
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Variable Gases
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Gases that change concentration over time from place to place
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Troposphere
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Layer of the atmosphere of the Earth's surface where all of Earth's weather happens
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Stratosphere
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Layer above the Troposphere; Above the Earth's surface; Where the ozone layer is
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Mesosphere
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Layer above the Stratosphere; Above the Earth's surface
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Ionosphere
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Above the Mesosphere; Where temperatures can reach several thousand degrees Celsius; Above the Earth's surface
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Exosphere
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Outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere; Above the Earth's surface; Transition zone between Earth's atmosphere and space!
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