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| Thin spherical envelope of gases surrounding the earth's surface. |
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| Consist of the earth's water, liquid, ice, and water vapor. Covers about 71% of the globe. |
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| Consists of the earth's intensely hot core. |
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| The parts of the atomsphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere that can sustain life. |
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| 11 miles above sea level, contains the majority of the planets air that we breathe. |
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| 11-31 miles above sea level, allows life to exist on land and water. |
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| Contains troposphere and stratosphere. |
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| Terrestrial land portions of the biosphere. |
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| Direct radiant energy from the sun and a number of indirect forms of energy. |
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| Electromagnetic Radiation |
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| Forms of kinetic energy traveling as electromagnetic waves. |
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| Natural Greenhouse Effect |
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| The UV, visible, and infrared energy that reaches the atomsphere lights during the day. |
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| Solid crust and upper mantle that contains nonrenewable fossil fuels. |
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