Ever Changing Earth

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How much of the Earth's atmosphere is argon (+other noble gases)?
1% (0.9)
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Which gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
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How much of the Earths atmosphere is oxygen?
21%
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Which gas makes up 0.04% of the atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
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Which gases made up the early atmosphere and where did they come from?
Carbon dioxide, ammonia and water vapour from volcanoes
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Why did the oceans form?
The Earth's temperature dropped and water vapour condensed
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Why did oxygen levels increase?
Bacteria began photosynthesising and producing oxygen
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Why did carbon dioxide levels decrease?
It dissolved in oceans, became trapped in fossil fuels and was used in photosynthesis
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By which three processes can carbon dioxide levels be added to and removed from the atmosphere?
Respiration (produced as a waste product), Combustion (produced), photosynthesis (reacts with water)
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How does acid rain form?
Sulphur dioxide is released from factories and reacts with rain to form sulphuric acid
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Which gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere?

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How much of the Earths atmosphere is oxygen?

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Which gas makes up 0.04% of the atmosphere?

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Which gases made up the early atmosphere and where did they come from?

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