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The free oxygen bubbled up from the oceans.
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Minerals in old rock suggest that earths early atmosphere had little or no free oxygen?
Yes
Scientists can determine if oxygen existed in earths Archean atmosphere by?
The Archean atmosphere is believed to have been free of free oxygen. Banded iron formations did not occur till near the end of the Archean period.
How did earths atsmophere change during the precambrian time?
It changed from a reducing atmosphere containing no free oxygen to an atmosphere containing oxygen. The evolution of life on Earth "terraformed" the planet.
Why did the amount of oxygen's in earths atmosphere increase dramatically?
The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere increased because the number of photosynthetic organisms, which release oxygen, on the earth dramatically increased. This lead to the Great Oxygenation Event, or the Oxygen Crisis, 2.4 billion years ago - when this free O2 entered the Earth's atmosphere.
How did free oxygen come about in the atmosphere?
2.2 Billion years ago Photosynthetic bacteria in the ocean began churning out oxygen as a result of photosynthesis. Then, oxygen gas started accumulating in the atmosphere.
The primative earths atmosphere did not contain?
Free oxygen
Minerals in old rock suggest that earths early atmosphere had little or no free oxygen?
Yes
What was the biggest change in the earths atmosphere between the precambrian and the paleozoic eras?
The origin of free oxygen
Scientists can determine if oxygen existed in earths Archean atmosphere by?
The Archean atmosphere is believed to have been free of free oxygen. Banded iron formations did not occur till near the end of the Archean period.
How did earths atsmophere change during the precambrian time?
It changed from a reducing atmosphere containing no free oxygen to an atmosphere containing oxygen. The evolution of life on Earth "terraformed" the planet.
True or false there was a great deal of free oxygen in earths atmosphere before the first life forms developed?
false
What is free atmosphere?
Free Atmosphere or Free Air is a part of the atmosphere that lies above the Earths frictional influence.
Why did the amount of oxygen's in earths atmosphere increase dramatically?
The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere increased because the number of photosynthetic organisms, which release oxygen, on the earth dramatically increased. This lead to the Great Oxygenation Event, or the Oxygen Crisis, 2.4 billion years ago - when this free O2 entered the Earth's atmosphere.
Where does the free oxygen it the atmosphere come form today?
It is produced by the photosynthesis of plant life.
Was the atmosphere of the earth always mostly nitrogen and oxygen?
No, the Nitrogen in the air has probably always been there (because nitrogen is rather inert), but originally Earths atmosphere was reducing (it had no free Oxygen) and probably contained large amounts of CO2 and hydrocarbons. The present atmosphere on Earth is the product of biological processes which have slowly introduced free Oxygen into the Oceans and then the atmosphere - life made Earth habitable for life!
How did free oxygen come about in the atmosphere?
2.2 Billion years ago Photosynthetic bacteria in the ocean began churning out oxygen as a result of photosynthesis. Then, oxygen gas started accumulating in the atmosphere.
How does the light reaction of photosynthesis affect the earths supply of oxygen?
Photosynthesis is the source of virtually all the free oxygen in the earth's atmosphere.
