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Atmosphere

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Weather   The condition of earth's atmosphere at particular time and place  
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Atmosphere   envelope of gasses surrounding earth  
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Ozone   Three oxygen atoms combined  
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Water Vapor   Water in the form of a gas  
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Density   Amount of gas in a given volume of air  
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Pressure   Force pushing on an area or surface  
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Air Pressure   result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area  
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Barometer   Instrument used to measure air pressure  
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Mercury barometer   Barometer that is a glass tube partially filled with mercury and open at one end  
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Aneroid barometer   Barometer that does not use liquid  
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Altitude   Height in the atmosphere  
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troposphere   lowest layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs  
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stratosphere   second layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer.  
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mesosphere   middle layer of the atmosphere  
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thermosphere   the outermost layer of the atmosphere  
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ionosphere   the bottom layer of the thermosphere  
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exosphere   the top layer of the thermosphere  
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