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Mind map about atmosphere and pollution: evolution of the atmosphere, atmosphere today, fossil fuels and reducing pollution

Mind map: atmosphere and pollution

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Evolution of the Atmosphere
- Originally molten
  - millions of years
  - any atmosphere melted
- Cools down
  - Thin crust formed
  - Volcanos kept errupting
    - Gave off gases
      - Carbon dioxide
        Made up most of early atmosphere
      - Water vapour
        condensed to form oceans
      - Nitrogen
  - Green plants evolved
    - Removed CO2
    - Produced O2
    - Died and formed sediment
      - Carbon locked up
- Organisms
  - Simple Organisms died
    - Too much O2
    - Complex organisms evolved
Atmosphere today
- Nitrogen-78%
- Oxygen-21%
- Argon-1%
- Human activity
  - Adding pollution
    - Burning fossil fuels
      - Powerstations
      - Vehicles
    - Harmful to humans
    - Harmful to enviroment
Fossil fuels
- Hydrocarbons
- Burning fossil fuels
  - Oxidation/Combustion
  - Reduction
- Carbon
  - Carbon dioxide
    - Green house effect
      - Warming up earth
        Sea level rising
  - Carbon monoxide
    - Formed in a incomplete burning
    - Poisonous
  - Carbon particulate
    - tiny particles
    - Fall as soot
      - Make building look dirty
- Sulfur
  - From impurities in fuel
    - Sulfur dioxide
      - Falls as acid rain
        Kills plants and animals
        Damages buildings and Statues
- Nitrogen
Reducing pollution

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Description: Mind Map on C1, created by emilymiller693 on 15/04/2016.
Created by: emilymiller693
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