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What happens to the gasses as you move up through the atmosphere?

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As you move farther away from the Earth's surface, fewer gas molecules are above you. As altitude increases, air pressure decreases.

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They become thinner. Ex: its hard to breathe in high places because the oxygen is thinner.

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