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The Atmosphere
 

 

 

 


1.Atmosphereis the general name for a layer of gases.

 

2.Theatmosphere reaches over 348 miles

 

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3.The thinlayer that surrounds the earth is called the Atmosphere. ItŐs composed of 21%oxygen 78% nitrogen 0.9% argon 0.03% carbon dioxide.

 

4.As youclimb higher troposphere the temperature drops 17 to -52 Celsius.

 


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5.anothername for troposphere is Tropause.

 

6.Thestratosphere is dry and less dense compared to the troposphere.

 

 

7.Thetemperature in this region increases to -3 Celsius because of ultravioletradiation

 

8.In themesosphere temperatures fall as low as -93 celcius.

 


9.Theregion of the stratosphere & the mesosphere with the stratopause andmesopause is called the middle atmosphere by sciencetists.

 

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10.Anothername for thermosphere is ionosphere.

 

11.Thethermosphere is responsible for absorbing enorgating photons from the sun.