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Atmosphere |
The envelope of gases surroundings the earth or another planet. |
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Troposphere |
The layer of the atmosphere in which Earth's weather occurs. |
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Stratosphere |
The second layer of the atmosphere and contains the ozone layer. |
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Mesophere |
The layer of the atmosphere that protects earth's surface from being hit by most meteoroids. |
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Thermosphere |
The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere is the thermosphere. |
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Tropopause |
The interface between the troposphere and stratosphere. |
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Stratopause |
The interface between the stratosphere and the ionosphere. |
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Mesopause |
The boundary in the earth's atmosphere between the mesosphere and the thermosphere.
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Altitude |
Altitude is the distance above sea level, the average level of the surface of the oceans.
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Air pressure |
The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
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