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Earth's Atmosphere Revision Questions

The percentage of gases in the atmosphere are nitrogen 80%, oxygen 20%, and other gases like carbon dioxide, argon, and water vapor less than 1%. Nitrogen is the most abundant gas. The three main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. Methane enters the atmosphere through decomposition of waste and from cattle. The greenhouse effect is when greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation reflected from Earth and reemit it in all directions including back towards Earth. We still feel heat from the sun because greenhouse gases do not absorb the short wavelength infrared radiation from the sun.

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Earth's Atmosphere Revision Questions

The percentage of gases in the atmosphere are nitrogen 80%, oxygen 20%, and other gases like carbon dioxide, argon, and water vapor less than 1%. Nitrogen is the most abundant gas. The three main greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. Methane enters the atmosphere through decomposition of waste and from cattle. The greenhouse effect is when greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation reflected from Earth and reemit it in all directions including back towards Earth. We still feel heat from the sun because greenhouse gases do not absorb the short wavelength infrared radiation from the sun.

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51# Question Answer

What is the percentage of nitrogen,


Nitrogen 80%, Oxygen 20%, Other gases (carbon
1 oxygen and other gases in the
dioxide, argon, water vapour) less than 1%
atmosphere?

What is the most abundant gas in the


1 Nitrogen
atmosphere?

Carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour


1 What are the 3 greenhouse gases?

How does methane get into the


Decomposition of waste, farming cattle – digestive
1 atmosphere?
process

Greenhouse gases absorb long wavelength infrared


1 What is the greenhouse effect? radiation that is reflected from Earth and remit it in all
directions including back to Earth

Greenhouse gases don’t absorb short wavelength


1 Why do we still feel heat from the sun?
infrared radiation coming from the sun

What was the most abundant gas in the


2 Carbon dioxide
early atmosphere?

What lead to the formation of the early


2 Volcanic eruptions
atmosphere?

Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water vapour, methane (small


2 What gases are released by volcanoes?
amounts), ammonia (small amounts)

Plants/algae evolved which did photosynthesis


2 Why did the % of oxygen increase?
producing oxygen

Give the word equation for


2 Water + carbon dioxide  oxygen + glucose
photosynthesis

It was removed by plants during photosynthesis


Give 2 reasons why the % of carbon
2 It dissolved into the oceans which formed sediments
dioxide decreased
leading to sedimentary rocks, shells and fossil fuels

2 What are the 3 fossil fuels? Coal, oil and natural gas (methane)

Levels of nitrogen increased slowly as it is unreactive


2 Why is the % of nitrogen so high?
so does not get used up by many organisms

Why can scientists not be sure about the


2 There is limited evidence
composition of the early atmosphere?

What evidence is there that oxygen


2 Iron oxide can be found in rocks
formed around 2.7 billion years ago?

Give 2 ways human activities have


Agriculture, deforestation, burning fossil fuels,
3 increased the amount of greenhouse gases

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