10 Questions
What is the primary source of nitrogen in the modern atmosphere?
Outgassing
Where is the atmospheric concentration of water vapor highest?
Near ocean surface in tropics
What is the primary source of oxygen in the early atmosphere?
Primitive oceanic bacteria
What is the main process through which carbon dioxide was lost to the oceans in the early atmosphere?
Condensation and precipitation of water vapor
What are the microscopic solid and liquid particles present in the modern atmosphere called?
Aerosols
Which gas has an extremely important variable concentration with a short residence time in the atmosphere?
Water vapor
What are the primary gases that form a constant proportion in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen and oxygen
What process led to the formation of the modern atmosphere through the supply of carbon dioxide and water vapor?
Outgassing by volcanic eruption
What is the primary source of oxygen in the early atmosphere?
Primitive oceanic bacteria
What atmospheric component has a long residence time and forms a constant proportion?
Permanent gases
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