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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| What is the structure of the Earth? |
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| What are the relative sizes of each layer in the Earth's structure? |
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| In which part of the Earth's structure are all minerals and other resources found? | The Earth's crust, oceans and atmosphere |
| What are tectonic plates? | Large pieces that the crust is made out of, they move very slowly |
| Why do the tectonic plates move? | Convection currents in the mantle due to radioactive decay |
| What was the Earth's early atmosphere like? | It was formed by volcanoes. It probably consisted of mainly carbon dioxide, there may have been water vapour along with traces of methane and ammonia |
| How was oxygen produced? | As plants spread over the earth, the levels of oxygen increased |
| What are the main gases in the atmosphere? | Oxygen (20%) and nitrogen (80%) |
| How can gases be separated? | By fractional distillation of liquid air at really cold temperatures |
| What is the carbon cycle? |
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| Why has the amount of carbon dioxide in the air increased recently? | Because of the amount of fossil fuels we are now burning |
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