Chemistry Of The Atmosphere (Year 10 - Miss Alston Revision)

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What planet was the earths earlier atmosphere similar to today?
Mars And Venus
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What perscentage of water vapour was in the earths early atmosphere?
74%
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What Gas in the early atmosphere has a percentage of 12%?
Carbon Dioxide
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How were gases in the early atmosphere produced?
Volcanoes
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78% of what makes up our atmosphere today?
Nitrogen
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What is the word equation for Photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide+Water=Oxygen+Glucose
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What is the name of the plants that first began to form in oceans
Cyanobacteria
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Carbon Dioxide was removed from the atmosphere by:
Dissolving in the oceans
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Carbon Dioxide was removed from the atmosphere by:
Photosynthesis
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Carbon Dioxide was removed from the atmosphere by:
Organic matter turned into fossil fuels
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How was Ammonia and methane removed from the atmosphere?
Reacting with oxygen
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What are the 3 Greenhouse Gases?
Carbon Dioxide+Methane+Water Vapour
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Solid particles and unturned hydrocarbons released when burning fossil fuels = ?
Particulates
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Total amount of greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product =?
Carbon Footprint
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What is Rising sea levels, extreme weather, changes in wildlife a result of?
Climate change
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Burning Fossil Fuels and deforestation creates an increase in what?
Carbon Dioxide
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Raising livestock for food and using landfills creates an increase in what?
Methane
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