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Atmosphere |
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon |
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Air pressure |
The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface |
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Troposphere |
The lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature decreases at a constant rate as altitude increases |
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Stratosphere |
The layer of the atmosphere that is above the troposphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases |
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Mesosphere |
The layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere and in which temperature decreases as altitude increases |
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Thermosphere |
The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases |
