the evolution of the atmosphere
Cards (20)
- What is the composition of the Earth's atmosphere?
- What gases make up less than one percent of the Earth's atmosphere?
- What role did volcanic activity play in the early atmosphere?
- What organisms helped reduce carbon dioxide and increase oxygen?
- Why is the evolution of the atmosphere considered a theory?
- How long has the Earth existed?
- What was the early atmosphere mostly composed of?
- What happened as water vapor condensed in the early atmosphere?
- How did algae and plants affect atmospheric composition over time?
- What process do algae and green plants use to produce oxygen?
- What happens to algae and plants when they die?
- What types of fossil fuels are formed from dead plankton?
- What is coal primarily made from?
- What is limestone mostly composed of?
- What are the major changes in Earth's atmosphere over billions of years?
- What is the significance of sedimentary rock and fossil fuels in relation to the atmosphere?
- What is the current major composition of the Earth's atmosphere?
- What allowed more complex life forms to evolve?
- What is the time frame for the evolution of algae and green plants?
- What is the relationship between photosynthesis and atmospheric gases?