The Atmosphere intro

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  • Created on: 25-02-18 16:07
Earth has how many spheres?
3
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Life on Earth changed when oxygen levels went from
0% to 21%
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What % of Nitrogen is there in the atmosphere?
78%
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Nitrogen has what kind of bond?
Tripple
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Argon is
Inert - has a full outer shell - unreactive
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What does monotomic mean?
The molecule only has one atom in it
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Stars form in hot or cool regions?
Cool
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The lifetime of a star depends on what?
Its mass
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Gravity could only --- the expansion of the universe
slow down
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'Substances that cannot be broken down into simpler ones by any chemical means' is a definition for
Elements
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'Pure substances made up of two or more elements in a fixed, characteristic chemical composition' is the definition for
Compounds
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Argon makes up what percentage of the Earth's atmopshere?
0.9%
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Oxygen makes up what percentage of the Earth's atmopshere?
21%
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From Earth to space what is the vertical structures?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
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What is the Section of the troposphere that is directly influenced by the Earth’s surface
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
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What responds to surface forcing with a time scale of less than or equal to 1 h?
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
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Life on Earth changed when oxygen levels went from

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0% to 21%

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What % of Nitrogen is there in the atmosphere?

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Nitrogen has what kind of bond?

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Argon is

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