UNIT 1 Early Atmosphere and Ocean 2025s

What produced oxygen within the early stages of our atmosphere?

• Plants
• Volcanos
• Galactic Debris
• cyanobacteria

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What was the effect of volcanoes on the Earth's early atmosphere?

• Volcanoes released gases to form the atmosphere

• Volcanoes released water vapour

• Volcanoes released gases and water vapour

• Volcanoes changed the landscape

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What was the Earth's early atmosphere like ?

• Similar to Mars and Venus. A large amount of carbon dioxide,little or no oxygen small amounts of other gases, such as ammonia and methane

• Similar to Mercury. A large amount of oxygen, sodium and hydrogen.

• Similar to Jupiter. A large amount of hydrogen and helium.

• Similar to Pluto. A large amount of nitrogen.

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What gas needed to be established within the Earth's atmosphere before the atmosphere was able to absorb and maintain heat?

• Hydrogen
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Carbon dioxide

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Where did the oxygen in the early atmosphere come from?

• bolide impacts
• early plant photo-synthesis
• seafloor spreading
• volcanic activity

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Earth's Haden (2nd) atmospheric composition resulted from ____.

• volcanic eruptions
• crustal rebound
• Evapo-transpiration
• physical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What form of energy transfer causes ocean currents, air circulation, and plate tectonics?

• Conduction
• Radiant
• Convection
• Luminosity

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

This gas was in high concentrations in the early atmosphere, and later condensed to form Earth's oceans. 

• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• sulfur oxides
• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these gases come from erupting volcanoes?

• water vapour and carbon dioxide

• ethane and carbon monoxide

• oxygen and sulphur dioxide

• hydrogen and helium

The air we breathe is made mostly of:

• argon

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen