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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 18N.2.SL.TZ0.c
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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18N.2.SL.TZ0.c

The ratio  distance of Mars from the Sun distance of Earth from the Sun = 1.5.

The atmosphere of Mars is composed mainly of carbon dioxide and has a pressure less than 1 % of that on the Earth. Outline why the greenhouse effect is not significant on Mars.

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recognize the link between molecular density/concentration and pressure ✔

low pressure means too few molecules to produce a significant heating effect

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low pressure means too little radiation re-radiated back to Mars ✔

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