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Unbreathable. Lots of CO2 and methane and hydrogen & no oxygen. Nitrogen was about the same.

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Q: What was the early atmosphere of earth like?
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What were the conditions like on the early Earth?

The surface of early earth was mostly molten and volcanic. The atmosphere was hot and highly toxic.


If you can travel to a planet with an atmosphere like that of early earth would you be able to survive?

no


Is the earth's atmosphere always the same?

No. The early Earth's atmosphere contained a lot of ammonia, for example.


What is the atmosphere of the earth like?

There is not much atmosphere on earth


What is one of the gases in the atmosphere of early earth?

dioxide


What gas was not plentiful in earth's early atmosphere?

oxygen


Earth early atmosphere was first changed by?

photosynthesis


Was there oxygen in the atmosphere of early earth?

No! Stromatolites converted the toxic atmosphere into a breathable one.


What would have happened if there was no life on earth?

Not a lot! Early life transformed the atmosphere; removing much of the carbon dioxide, so without life Earth would probably have an atmosphere and environment like Venus.


Does the moon have an atmosphere like earth's atmosphere?

No. The moon does not have an atmosphere.


What was the source of original atmosphere of early earth?

outgassing from rocks


What gas was missing from earth's early atmosphere?

probably oxgen