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Chemistry Of The Atmosphere Flashcards

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When did the earth form?

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What is one theory of where the early atmosphere came from?

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What kind of atmosphere did the early earth have?

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How were oceans formed in the early earth?

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Why did nitrogen build up in the atmosphere during the early earth?

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Approximately, what percentage of the earths modern atmosphere does oxygen make up?

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Approximately, what percentage of the modern atmosphere does nitrogen make up?

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State the balanced symbol equation for photosynthesis

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What is algae?

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How did oxygen increase in the early atmosphere?

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What was oxygen important for in the early atmosphere?

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Why does carbon dioxide dissolve readily in water?

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What does soluble mean?

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What happened to carbon dioxide as oceans formed?

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What were the products of carbon dioxide dissolved in sea water?

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What is meant by carbonate?

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What is precipitation?

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How do precipitation, carbonate compounds and sedimentary rocks link?

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Write a balanced symbol equation for carbon dioxide with water

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How did photosynthetic organisms decrease carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere?

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What did plants turn carbon dioxide into?

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What are some examples of fossil fuels?

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What and where was coal formed from?

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What happened in

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What did flooding prevent from happening to the trees?
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What two processes turned the wood into coal?
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Describe how compression and heating took place
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What and where did crude oil form?
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What happened to the small organisms when they died?
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Why did the organisms not oxidise?
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Describe how heat and pressure turned these organisms into natural gas and crude oil
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Where is natural gas often found?
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What are greenhouse gases?
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What would the mean temperature on earth be without greenhouse gases?
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What are some examples of greenhouse gases?
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What do greenhouse gases do?
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What is the first stage of the greenhouse effect?
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What is the second stage of the greenhouse effect?
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What is the third stage of the greenhouse effect?
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What is the fourth stage of the greenhouse effect?
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What is the fifth stage of the greenhouse effect?
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Why can electromagnetic radiation at most wavelengths pass through the earth’s atmosphere?
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How does farming rice release methane?
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How does farming cattle release methane?
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How does burning fossil fuels increase greenhouse gas emissions?
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Why is climate science complicated?
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What four things should you consider when evaluating evidence?
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What is the difference between global warming and climate change?
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What is the most common piece of evidence that humans are causing climate change?
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What are two reasons why climate change is leading to rising sea levels?
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What are two reasons why climate change is leading to habitats are changing?
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What are two reasons why climate change is changing patterns of rainfall?
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What is carbon footprint?
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How is the carbon footprint of a car determined?
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How is the carbon footprint of a person determined?
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What two elements do most fuels contain?
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What happens to a fuel when hydrogen is present?
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What is combustion?
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What happens when lots of oxygen is present during the combustion of fuel?
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What happens when these is only a little amount of oxygen present during the combustion of fuel?
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What are the products of complete combustion?
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What is meant by the maximum amount of energy?
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What is incomplete combustion?
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What are the products of incomplete combustion?
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What is soot?
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Why does incomplete combustion release less energy than complete combustion?
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What is a risk of carbon monoxide?
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What does carbon monoxide to do to the blood?
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Why is it difficult to tell whether her you’re breathing in carbon monoxide?
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Why does carbon monoxide have no colour or smell?
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How can carbon monoxide be detected?
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Why are detectors often fitted near boilers?
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How do electronic detectors detect carbon monoxide?
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What are the effects of particulate carbon (soot) on the body?
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How does particulate carbon (soot) affect rainfall?
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How is sulphur dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels?
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How is soot produced by burning fossil fuels?
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How is carbon monoxide produced by burning fossil fuels?
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How are oxides of nitrogen produced by burning fossil fuels?
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What does sulfur dioxide form when it’s dissolved in rainwater?
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What are the effects of acid water?
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Where does nitrogen come from during the burning of fossil fuels?
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Where does sulfur come from during the burning of fossil fuels?
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What are the two nitrous oxide compounds formed inside engines?
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What can nitrous oxide gases cause?
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What is smog?
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What are the effects of smog?
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