Chemistry of the atmosphere

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    • Ways carbon was removed from the atmosphere:

      Aquatic organisms - bones and shells
      Photosynthesis
      Dissolved in the ocean - carbon precipates
    • Main gas in the air now
      Nitrogen
    • Percentage of nitrogen in the air
      78
    • Greenhouse effect

      Particles in atmosphere don't absorb incoming short - wave radiation from the sun. This radiation is reflected off Earth, losing energy, becoming long - wave radiation
      The long - wave radiation is absorbed and dissipated everywhere