The Atmosphere
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The Water Cycle | ||
1 | How does Water Vapour get into the Air? Give two sources. | Answer |
2 | What is Precipitation in the Water Cycle? | Answer |
3 | Why is the Sea Salty? | Answer |
4 | Give one process which remove Salt from the Sea. | Answer |
The Carbon Cycle | ||
5 | Give two process which release Carbon Dioxide into the Atmosphere. | Answer |
6 | Give one process which removes Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere. | Answer |
7 | Does Carbon Dioxide dissolve in Rain Water? | Answer |
8 | How can Limestone release Carbon Dioxide into the Atmosphere? | Answer |
The Nitrogen Cycle | ||
9 | What is Fixing? | Answer |
10 | Why do Plants need Nitrogen? | Answer |
11 | What type of bacteria turn Nitrite into Nitrate in the Soil? | Answer |
12 | What type of bacteria turn Nitrate in the Soil into Nitrogen in the Atmosphere? | Answer |
The Early Atmosphere | ||
13 | Name two Gases which were present in the Earth's early Atmosphere? | Answer |
14 | Where did the Gases in the Earth's early Atmosphere come from? | Answer |
15 | Where did the Oceans come from? | Answer |
16 | What were the First Life Forms? | Answer |
17 | Which Gas do Green Plants add to the Atmosphere? | Answer |
18 | Where did Nitrogen in the Earth's Atmosphere come from? | Answer |
The Atmosphere Today | ||
19 | How is Ozone Produced high up in the Atmosphere? | Answer |
20 | How does the Ozone Layer Protect our planet? | Answer |
21 | Name one Chemical which can produce a hole in the Ozone Layer? | Answer |
22 | Give one risk of having a hole in the Ozone Layer. | Answer |
23 | What is the Proportion of Nitrogen in the Atmosphere Today? | Answer |
24 | What is the Proportion of Oxygen in the Atmosphere Today? | Answer |
25 | What is the Proportion of Argon in the Atmosphere Today? | Answer |
26 | Which Experiment can show the Proportion of Oxygen in the Air Today? | Answer |
27 | Give one Use of Nitrogen. | Answer |
28 | Give one Use of Oxygen. | Answer |
29 | Give one Use of Argon. | Answer |