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What was the Early Atmosphere like?
Little/no oxygen,as volcanoes don't release oxygen,they release water vapor and carbon dioxide
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What are the two theories on how nitrogen was added to the atmosphere?
Volcanoes, or the reactions of nitrogen which contained compounds released from volcanoes
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Igneous Rock
Molten rock cools and solidifies, interlocking crystals, granite
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Small crystals
They cool quickly
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Big crystals
They cool slowly
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Sedimentary Rock
Layers of sediment, compacted over time, contain crystals, chalk
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Metamorphic
Heat and pressure, marble
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Volcanoes, or the reactions of nitrogen which contained compounds released from volcanoes

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What are the two theories on how nitrogen was added to the atmosphere?

Card 3

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Molten rock cools and solidifies, interlocking crystals, granite

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Card 4

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They cool quickly

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Card 5

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They cool slowly

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