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What keeps the Earth's atmosphere from floating away? Earth's gravity keeps the air molecules of the atmosphere from escaping the area surround Earth The attraction between the different molecules of atmospheric gases The temperature of the gas is not high enough to allow it to spread out and escape the area surrounding Earth The differentiation between temperatures of the Earth and outer space traps the gases in the atmosphere

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Earth's gravity keeps the air molecules of the atmosphere from escaping the area surround Earth

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Answer: it is the earth gravity :’)

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