For the First 1 Billion Years of the Earth's Evolution

question 22

Multiple Choice

For the first 1 billion years of the Earth's evolution, the fraction of oxygen in its atmosphere was approximately:

• A) zero
• B) 1/2 of what it is today
• C) 2 times what it is today
• D) 10 times what it is today
• E) the same as it is today

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