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What is the atmosphere?
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the ozone layer
the surroundings inside any building or structure
the mixture of air that we breathe
a layer of gas surrounding the Earth
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What was the early atmosphere mostly composed of?
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oxygen
nitrogen
argon
carbon dioxide
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What is the atmosphere?
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What was the early atmosphere mostly composed of?
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What happened to the water vapour in the early atmosphere in order to form the oceans?
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Photosynthesis is one way in which the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was reduced to current levels.
Which of these things is NOT a way in which atmospheric carbon dioxide was further reduced?
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When did life start to appear on Earth?
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What was the impact of life appearing on Earth on the oxygen in the early atmosphere?
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Nitrogen is a very stable molecule. How has the amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere changed over time?
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Why can scientists not be sure about the composition of the Earth’s early atmosphere?
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Complete current composition of the atmosphere: approximately 80% ____1____, 20% ___2___, and trace amounts of other gases such as _____3_____, water vapour, and noble gases
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What is a greenhouse gas?
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What type of radiation do greenhouse gases absorb?
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Which of these is NOT a greenhouse gas?
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Which of these is NOT a way in which human activities have increased the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide?
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Which of these is NOT a way in which human activities have increased the amount of atmospheric methane?
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What term is used to describe the increase in the overall global average temperature?
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What term is used to describe the change in long-term weather patterns across the planet?
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Which of these is NOT a possible effect of climate change?
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What term is used to describe the amount of carbon a product, process, or person releases into the atmosphere over its lifetime?
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How is carbon monoxide formed?
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Which of these things is NOT a direct danger associated with carbon monoxide gas?
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How are atmospheric particulates formed?
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Which of these things is NOT a direct danger associated with particulates?
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How is sulfur dioxide formed?
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How are oxides of nitrogen formed, and what are the dangers associated with them?
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Which of these things is NOT a direct danger associated with sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen?
