They look at the mineral composition of the rocks. There are some minerals that can only form in the presence of oxygen.
Oxygen gas
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Yes. Earth's atmosphere is about 21% oxygen. Without it, the vast majority of life we see, including humans, could not exist.
Earths atmosphere is mostly nitrogen (78%) and Oxygen (21%).It is the oxygen that is the essential gas for breathing.
your question is... How did the Earth`s atmosphere change composotion to became today`s nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere? Answer: it happend with the help of solar untraviolet (uv) radiation,the very thing what we worry about now for its cancer-causing ability
The earths atmosphere is made up of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen
97%
no
Oxygen gas
Free oxygen
Plants
oxygen
Nitrogen and oxygen,
no
mostly nitrogen with 21% oxygen
photosynthsis
The earths atmosphere is made up of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen