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Academic vocab
Term | Definition |
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atmosphere | a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet moon or other celestial body |
air pressure | the measure of the force with witch air molecules push on a surface |
thermosphere | the uppermost layer of the atmosphere in witch temperature increases as altitude increases |
mesosphere | the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core |
stratosphere | the layer of the atmosphere that lies between the troposphere and the mssphere and in witch temperature increases as altitude increases contains the ozone layer |
troposphere | |
green house effect |