Atmospheric Sciences
Planet Earth
Where did Earth's atmosphere come from?
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2017-08-07 10:11:24
Outgassing from volcanoes formed the Earth's original
atmosphere. Later green plants converted large amounts of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere to create the modern atmosphere with
roughly 20% oxygen, 80% nitrogen, and tiny amounts of other
gasses.
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