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Consider the following events _________.A. Plant life converts carbon dioxide (CO₂) to oxygen B. Hydrogen and helium are lost for the atmosphere C. Volcanoes, comets, and asteroids increase the inventory of CO₂, H₂O, and NO₂ (among other things) D. Hydrogen and helium are captured from the protoplanetary disk E. Oxygen enables the growth of new life forms F. Life releases CO₂ from the subsurface into the atmosphere

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Consider the following events and place in chronological order of the following steps in the formation and evolution of Earth's atmosphere_____

A. Plant life converts carbon dioxide (CO₂) to oxygen

B. Hydrogen and helium are lost for the atmosphere

C. Volcanoes, comets, and asteroids increase the inventory of CO₂, H₂O, and NO₂ (among other things)

D. Hydrogen and helium are captured from the protoplanetary disk

E. Oxygen enables the growth of new life forms

F. Life releases CO₂ from the subsurface into the atmosphere

Answer:

The chronological order of the formation and evolution of Earth's atmosphere are;

D. Hydrogen and helium are captured from the protoplanetary disk

B. Hydrogen and helium are lost for the atmosphere

C. Volcanoes, comets, and asteroids increase the inventory of CO₂, H₂O, and NO₂ (among other things).

F. Life releases CO₂ from the subsurface into the atmosphere.

A. Plant life converts carbon dioxide (CO₂) to oxygen.

E. Oxygen enables the growth of new life forms

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