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Atmosphere
Q/A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In our solar system why is the atmosphere unique? | Our atmosphere is unique, because it contains substantial amounts of oxygen |
| How did photosynthesis change Earth's atmosphere? | It reduced the amount of carbon dioxide and added oxygen |
| What are the three insulators that trap heat? | Water Vapor, Carbon dioxide, and clouds |
| Volcanic eruptions can do what in temperatures? | Volcanic eruptions decreases in temperature, because of ash blocking sunlight |
| What is Earth's current atmosphere? | Earth's current atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% trace gases |
| Does Mercury have an atmosphere? | No Mercury does not have an atmosphere |
| Climate is controlled and changed by what? | Climate is controlled and changed by factors such as reflectivity of the surface, the amount and types of gases in the atmosphere, amount of cloud cover, volcanic eruptions, vegetation cover and meteor impacts |
| Plants and oceans are what type of sinkers? | Plants and oceans are carbon sinks (they reduce the amount of carbon dioxide). |
| What impacts do meteors have? | Meteor impacts place huge amounts of dust in the air and can set off forest fires and may also increase the amount of volcanic eruption. |
| What is thought to made the dinosaurs to go extinct? | A meteor impact is what is thought |
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