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Air Composition


name         Roberto B.
status       student
age          16

Question -   How does the air composition vary at different altitudes?

Roberto -

The composition of the air is very consistent at lower altitudes.  The only
significant variation comes in the ozone layer which exists at higher 
altitudes
(about 12 miles up... depending on the season and the position over the 
earth).

Larry Krengel
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