Chemistry GCSE
Atmospheric evolution
What Atmospheric evolution means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Atmospheric evolution
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Reference: AQA
The change in the composition of the atmosphere over billions of years as photosynthesis removed carbon dioxide and added oxygen.
Topics that use Atmospheric evolution
- How carbon dioxide decreased (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide decrease
- Carbon cycle and carbon stores
- Evolution of the atmosphere
- Formation of fossil fuels
- Formation of sedimentary rocks
- Photosynthesis
- Geological timescales and atmospheric change
- Photosynthesis and oxygen accumulation
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