The second most abundant component of Earth's atmosphere, oxygen (most as the diatomic molecule O₂), is dominantly the product of what event and/or process? οι οι ο OO Produced by oxidation of iron in Earth's early oceans Left over from the original accretion of the Earth in the earliest days of the solar system Produced by the fusion of smaller atoms at the top of the atmosphere due to cosmic radiation and solar wind Largely the product of photosynthetic plants that evolved about one billion years after Earth formed Chiefly due to outgassing from volcanoes and springs

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The second most abundant component of Earth's atmosphere, oxygen (most as the diatomic
molecule O₂), is dominantly the product of what event and/or process?
Produced by oxidation of iron in Earth's early oceans
Left over from the original accretion of the Earth in the earliest days of the solar system
Produced by the fusion of smaller atoms at the top of the atmosphere due to cosmic radiation and solar
wind
Largely the product of photosynthetic plants that evolved about one billion years after Earth formed
Chiefly due to outgassing from volcanoes and springs
Transcribed Image Text:The second most abundant component of Earth's atmosphere, oxygen (most as the diatomic molecule O₂), is dominantly the product of what event and/or process? Produced by oxidation of iron in Earth's early oceans Left over from the original accretion of the Earth in the earliest days of the solar system Produced by the fusion of smaller atoms at the top of the atmosphere due to cosmic radiation and solar wind Largely the product of photosynthetic plants that evolved about one billion years after Earth formed Chiefly due to outgassing from volcanoes and springs
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