Chemistry GCSE
Geological timescales and atmospheric change
What Geological timescales and atmospheric change means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Geological timescales and atmospheric change
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Both processes are slow and geological, so they reduced carbon dioxide gradually over long time periods.
Topics that use Geological timescales and atmospheric change
- How carbon dioxide decreased (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide decrease
- Atmospheric evolution
- Carbon cycle and carbon stores
- Evolution of the atmosphere
- Formation of fossil fuels
- Formation of sedimentary rocks
- Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis and oxygen accumulation
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