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Ch. 9 Vocab
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troposphere | the lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature drops at a constant rate as altitude increases; the part of the atmosphere where weather conditions exist |
thermosphere | the uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases; includes the ionosphere |
mesosphere | the coldest layer of the atmosphere, between the stratosphere and the thermosphere, in which temperature decreases as altitude increases |
stratosphere | the layer of the atmosphere that lies between the troposphere and the mesosphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases; contains the ozone layer |
atmospheric pressure | the force per unit area that is exerted on a surface by the weight of the atmosphere |
ozone | a gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms |