UNIT 1 Early Atmosphere and Oceans

What produced oxygen within the early stages of our atmosphere?

• Plants
• Volcanos
• Galactic Debris
• Bacteria

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

What happened to the carbon dioxide that was dissolved in the early oceans?

• It evaporated
• It turned into sediment
• It was changed into oxygen
• I can't think of another good wrong answer

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

According to scientists, both Earth and moon are...

• About 1.6 Billion Years Old
• About 4.6 Billion Years Old
• About 9.6 Billion Years Old
• About 14 Billion Years Old

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

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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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

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.MS-ESS3-5

Where did the oxygen in the early atmosphere come from?

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

Earth's Haden atmospheric composition resulted from ____.

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Early stromatolites respired what gas causing significant change?

• Methane
• Freon
• Carbon dioxide
• Oxygen

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

• Conduction
• Radiant
• Convection
• Luminosity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6