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Atmospheric Pollutants
Chem. Atmosphere
24 cards
Greenhouse Gases
Chem. Atmosphere
16 cards
Early Atmosphere
Chem. Atmosphere
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Evolution of Earth Atmosphere
Chem. Atmosphere
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Describe the formation of deposits : coal
Wood
from trees
Flooding
caused the wood from
dense
forests in
low-lying
wetland areas to be buried in a way that prevented
oxidation
taking place.
Compression
+
heating
over
millions
of years turned wood into
coal.
• describe and explain the formation of crude oil and natural gas.
Simple plants and tiny animals (
plankton
) living in
oceans
They
die
Remains
sink
to the
bottom
where they are buried under
sedimentary
rock.
Lack of
oxygen
prevents oxidation
Over
millions
of years,
heat
+
pressure
turned the remains into
crude oil
+
natural
gas.
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