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Compared to the size of the earth the atmosphere is very ______

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The atmosphere is very small, (thin) when compared to the size of earth.

So, while the earth has a diameter of approximately 13 000 km, the atmosphere is only a few tens of kilometers thick! If it wasn't so influential it would be negligible actually...
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