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5.01 Atmosphere Layers
Earth Science
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10th Grade
12/01/2014

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Term
troposphere
Definition
The lowest layer of the atmosphere in this layer weather occurs and temperture decreases as altitude increases
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stratosphere
Definition
The layer of the atmosphere located below the mesosphere and above the troposhere
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mesosphere
Definition
The layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
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thermosphere
Definition
The outermost layer of the atmosphere
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exosphere
Definition
The area that is outside the atmosphere, that starts at the top of the thermosphee and contains into space; hydrogen and helium are major components and are only present at extremely low densities
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