Atmosphere

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1
The main components of the past atmosphere were predominantly
  • Water vapor, carbon dioxide, amines
  • Hydrogen, helium and hydrogen compounds
  • Ozone, nitrous oxide, and particles
  • Pre-oxidation chemicals
2
What planetary event catalyzed the evolution of the atmosphere
  • The great oxidation
  • Bloom of cyanobacteria
  • Precipitation of water vapor
  • Both oxidation and cyanobacteria
3
Composed predominantly of gasses
  • Homosphere
  • Heterosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
4
The air is very thin
  • Homosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Thermosphere
5
Where all weather occurs
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Thermosphere
  • Troposphere
6
This layer is affected by solar effects
  • Heterosphere
  • Ionosphere
  • Thermosphere
  • Troposphere
7
Contains the thick ozone layer
  • Homosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Thermosphere
8
Contains 80% of atmospheric mass
  • Heterosphere
  • Homosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Troposphere
9
Where there are no permanent gases
  • Heterosphere
  • Homosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Troposphere
10
Closest layer to the Earth's crust
  • Heterosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Troposphere
11
Located below 80km
  • Homosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Thermosphere
12
Part of the outer space
  • Heterosphere
  • Ionosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Thermosphere
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