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The Atmosphere: Composition and Weather
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40 CIE IGCSE Environmental Management questions on The Atmosphere: Composition and Weather, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Approximately what proportion of dry air is nitrogen?

  1. 78%
  2. 21%
  3. 0.04%
  4. 50%
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✓ Answer: A — 78%
Award 1 mark. Nitrogen is the most abundant gas but is chemically unreactive, so most organisms cannot use it directly from the air.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which atmospheric gas absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun?

  1. Nitrogen
  2. Ozone
  3. Argon
  4. Methane
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✓ Answer: B — Ozone
Award 1 mark. It forms a thin layer in the stratosphere that shields living organisms from ultraviolet damage.
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How is The Atmosphere: Composition and Weather typically tested on CIE IGCSE Environmental Management papers?
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