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OCR: MO SP HER F The envelope of gases surrounding Earth and other planets On terrestrial planets the atmos phere begins at the surface of the plane and ends where the gases are no longer gravitationally bound the Exosphere planet the atmosphere of gaseous planet more difficult to define but generally considered ta be the top layer of the planet which produces the visible cloud structure The atmospheres Of planets are responsible for their weather unit of pressure equal to atmospheric pressure a the surface of Earth 14.7 pounds per square inch); abbreviated atm Thermosphere lonosphere Mesosphere Stratosphere Ooozo TMOSPHERE vhich sure abbre Ozone