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The '''atmosphere''' is the mass of air surrounding a [[planet]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>
 
The '''atmosphere''' is the mass of air surrounding a [[planet]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>
 
''Atmosphere'' is also used by [[Chemistry|Chemists]] and [[Physics|Physicists]] as a unit of [[pressure]]. Example: one atmosphere of pressure is the pressure exerted on objects by the atmospheric [[gas]]ses, [[air]] (principally 21% [[oxygen]] and 79% [[nitrogen]]), at sea level of approximately 14.7 pounds per inch square.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 17:43, June 25, 2007

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The atmosphere is the mass of air surrounding a planet.[1]

References

  1. Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Physical Science. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000