WS 12.2

With every _____ foot rise in altitude, there is a _____ F drop in temperature.

1000; 3.3

The introduction of oxygen into the Earth's atmosphere directly caused

A massive ecological threat to early anaerobic organisms.

Which of the following most likely brought about the oxygen revolution in the early history of the Earth's atmosphere?

Cyanobacteria

The first atmosphere was composed of helium and hydrogen has. However, these gases are relatively rare on Earth. Why were they lost to space early in the history of the atmosphere?

Earth's gravity does not hold lighter gases

For water, the gradual transition from the liquid state in the gaseous state at room temperature is known as

Evaporation

In the Earth's atmosphere, the following biological processes most likely developed in which order?

Fermentation, photosynthesis, aerobic respiration

The first atmosphere on Earth was most likely composed of

H2 and He

Fossil evidence for climate history includes all of the following EXCEPT

Human Bones

The Earth's early atmosphere probably contained mostly

Hydrogen gas and helium gas

Vary low density helium and hydrogen are primary components of layer

Ionosphere

All of the following have been names as probable causes of historical climatic change EXCEPT

Lunar pull variation

The lowest temperatures in the atmosphere are found in layer

Mesosphere

Which of the following gases was NOT present during the Earth's earliest atmosphere?

O2

Supporting evidence for the theoretical composition of the second atmosphere does NOT include

Ongoing creation of banded iron formations

The Earth's first atmosphere DID NOT include which of the following?

Oxygen

Much of today's atmospheric oxygen levels were historically produced by

Primitive plants

In the northern hemisphere,, the Coriolis force deflects wind to the _____ causing surface wind to blow _____ towards surface low pressure and _____ away from surface high pressure.

Right; clockwise;; counter-clockwise

In order to form a complete theory about historical climates, climatologists must utilize various types of data, the most accurate and complete which tends to be

Sediment analysis

Much of today's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Strastosphere

The ozone layer is found in layer

Stratosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Stratosphere

Which of the following developments in the Earth's early atmosphere most directly allowed animals to develop and live on land?

The formation of the ozone layer

Which of the following is TRUE about the development of the ozone layer?

The ozone layer was formed by UV rays striking oxygen molecules.

Which of the following was probably the largest obstacle deferring animals moving onto land during Earth's early history?

UV radiation

Which of the following did Stanley Miller's experiment conclusively prove?

Under the influence of electric sparks, simple inorganic compounds believed to be in the earth's atmosphere can form simple organic compounds.

What process caused gases such as CO2, SO2, CI2, NH3, and CH4 to form in Earth's early atmosphere?

Volcanic outgassing

The Earth's first atmosphere most likely

Was a reducing atmosphere