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atmosphere
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mixture of gasses that surrounds a planet or moon
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air pressure
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the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
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troposphere
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the lowest layer of the atmosphere in which temperature decreases at a constant rate as altitude increases
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stratosphere
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the layer of the atmosphere that is above the troposphere and in which temperature increases
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mesosphere
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the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
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thermosphere
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the upper most layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increase
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