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| The gaseous envelope (air) surrounding the earth |
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| The layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth's surface. Temperature decrease with altitude. |
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| "A layer in the earth's atmosphere, extending from 64 to 80 km above the earth's surface; temperatures drop steeply with the altitude in this aatmospheric level." |
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| "The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, where temperature increases with height." |
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| The outermost layer of the atmosphere in which the air temperature increases with altitude. |
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| "The lower part of the thermosphere; many atoms lose one or more electrons, or are ""ionized"" by energy from sunlight each day" |
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| The upper most layer of the earth's atmosphere; the only layer where atmospheric gases can escape into outer space |
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| The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere |
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| The boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere |
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| The boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere |
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| A layer in the stratosphere that contains almost 90% of the Earth's ozone. This forms a protective blanket against the harmful ultra-violet rays coming form the sun. |
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