Did Earth's atmosphere and oceans derive from volcanoes? | Introduction to Earth systems | meriSTEM
Channel: meriSTEM Education
Date: 2021-06-11

Professor Richard Arculus from the Australian National University (anu.edu.au) describes the theory of volcanic outgassing as the origin of Earth's atmosphere and oceans. This as part of a series of educational videos on Earth's atmosphere. 

This clip has been created by the Research School of Earth Sciences (rses.anu.edu.au). These resources are part of a comprehensive program, curriculum matched to the unit 'Introduction to Earth systems'. 

This video touches on the following curriculum descriptors: 
The atmosphere was derived from volcanic outgassing during cooling and differentiation of Earth and its composition has been significantly modified by the actions of photosynthesising organisms (ACSES021)

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