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Atmosphere
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The mass of air surrounding a planet
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Atmospheric pressure
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The pressure exerted by the atmosphere on all objects within it.
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Barometer
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An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
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3.1 In general should atmospheric pressure increase or decrease as altitude increases
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It should rise
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The atmospheric pressure is 1.1 atm which of the following values for atmospheric pressure would you see in the weather report; 29.9 in, 32.9 in, or 28.1 in.
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28.1 in
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Homosphere
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The lowest layer of earth's atmosphere which exists from ground level to roughly 80 kilometers(50miles) above sea level
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Heterosphere
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The upper layer of earth's atmosphere, which exists higher than roughly 80 kilometers(50 miles) above sea level
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Troposphere
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The region of the atmosphere that extends from ground level to roughly 11 kilometers 97miles0 above sea level
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Stratosphere
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The region of the atmosphere that spans altitudes of roughly 11 kilometers to 48 kilometers (30miles)
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Mesosphere
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The region of the atmosphere that spans altitudes of roughly 48 kilometeres to 80 kilometers(50 miles)
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Jet streams
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Narrow bands of high-speed winds that circle the earth , blowing from west to east
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Heat
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Engery that is transferred as a consequence of temperature diferences
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Temperature
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a measure of the energy of random motion in a substance's molecules
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Thermosphere
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the region of the atmosphere between altitudes of roughly 8 kilometers and 460 kilometers
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Exosphere
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The region of the atmosphere above an altitude of roughly 460 kilometers
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