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atmospheric gas [¦at·mə¦sfir·ik ′gas] (meteorology) One of the constituents of air, which is a gaseous mixture primarily of nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, water vapor, ozone, neon, helium, krypton, methane, hydrogen, and nitrous oxide. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But gases in Earth's atmosphere cause most meteoroids to burn up before they crash on our planet. Plants take carbon dioxide out of Earth's atmosphere and use its carbon to promote their growth. If there is one, however, it's less than one-millionth as dense as Earth's atmosphere is. |
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