Eli5 earth’s atmosphere

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Ok so, is the earth’s atmosphere somehow locked to the earth like tidally? Or is ball earth and atmosphere independent of each other? Never seen this addressed.

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The gas that makes up the atmosphere is held down by gravity. It’s not very dense so all the water and rocks sit beneath it.

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