C9-Chem of the Atmosphere
Cards (32)
- What gases were released during intense volcanic activity?
- How was the early atmosphere similar to Mars and Venus?
- What gas built up in the atmosphere over time?
- What was the composition of the early atmosphere?
- Why are theories about Earth’s early atmosphere hard to prove?
- What happened to water vapor in the early atmosphere?
- How was carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere?
- What happened to carbon as dead organisms were compressed?
- What are carbonate precipitates?
- What type of rocks are limestone and coal?
- What formed crude oil and natural gas?
- When did algae evolve?
- What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen today?
- What do organisms produce through photosynthesis?
- What is the equation for photosynthesis?
- What led to the evolution of animals?
- What gases are present in the atmosphere for the last 200 million years?
- What is the greenhouse effect?
- What human activity increases carbon dioxide levels?
- What do farm animals produce that contributes to greenhouse gases?
- What is a consequence of decomposition of land and agricultural waste?
- What is the relationship between increased CO₂ levels and Earth's temperature?
- What are the four possible consequences of climate change?
- What is a carbon footprint?
- How can reducing emissions affect carbon footprints?
- What do fossil fuels contain that contributes to air pollution?
- What is carbon monoxide's characteristic?
- What are the pollutants formed from fossil fuel combustion and their effects?
- What causes carbon monoxide pollution?
- What is the effect of sulfur dioxide on the environment?
- What causes respiratory problems related to nitrogen oxides?
- What is the primary source of nitrogen oxides in the air?