Difference between revisions of "Atmosphere"
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| + | Atmosphere is also used by Chemists and Physicists as a unit of pressure. Example: one atmosphere of pressure is the pressure exerted on objects by the atmospheric gasses, air (principally 21%oxygen and 79% nitrogen), at sea level of approximately 14.7 pounds per inch square. | ||
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The mass of air surrounding a planet.[1]
References
- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Physical Science. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000
Atmosphere is also used by Chemists and Physicists as a unit of pressure. Example: one atmosphere of pressure is the pressure exerted on objects by the atmospheric gasses, air (principally 21%oxygen and 79% nitrogen), at sea level of approximately 14.7 pounds per inch square.
