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4c: The different atmospheric gases that
absorb the Earth's thermal radiation, and the
mechanism and significance of the
greenhouse effect.
8b: How the composition of the Earth's
atmosphere has evolved over geologic time
including outgassing, the origin of
atmospheric oxygen, and variations in
carbon dioxide
concentration.
8c: The location of the ozone layer in the
upper atmosphere, its role in absorbing
ultraviolet radiation and how it varies both
naturally and in response to human activities.
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