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| is a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth |
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| the measure of the force with which the air molecules push on a surface |
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| the height of an object above the Earth's surface |
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| this lies next to the earth's surface and is the lowest layer of the atmosphere |
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| the air in this layer is very thin and contains little moisture; it is about the troposhere |
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| a molecule that is made up f 3 oxygen atoms and absorbs sunlight |
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| this is the coldest layer of the atmosphere and is above the stratosphere |
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| this is the uppermost atmospheric layer and the temperature again increases with altitude |
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