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6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere
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6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere
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Micro-topics in 6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 2 of them have no matching questions in this archive.
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6.1.2
Uneven heating and global circulation
No question tagged to this topic in the 50 ESS papers analysed
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last May 25 P1 TZ3
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last Nov 22 P2
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| Micro-topic | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ·Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2017: 0 questions | 2Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2018: 2 questions | ·Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2019: 0 questions | ·Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2020: 0 questions | ·Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2021: 0 questions | ·Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2022: 0 questions | ·Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2023: 0 questions | ·Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2024: 0 questions | 1Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2025: 1 question | ·Greenhouse gases and aerosols, 2026: 0 questions | |
| ·The natural greenhouse effect, 2017: 0 questions | ·The natural greenhouse effect, 2018: 0 questions | ·The natural greenhouse effect, 2019: 0 questions | ·The natural greenhouse effect, 2020: 0 questions | 1The natural greenhouse effect, 2021: 1 question | 1The natural greenhouse effect, 2022: 1 question | ·The natural greenhouse effect, 2023: 0 questions | ·The natural greenhouse effect, 2024: 0 questions | ·The natural greenhouse effect, 2025: 0 questions | ·The natural greenhouse effect, 2026: 0 questions | |
| ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2017: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2018: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2019: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2020: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2021: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2022: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2023: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2024: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2025: 0 questions | ·The atmosphere and its layers, 2026: 0 questions | |
| ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2017: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2018: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2019: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2020: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2021: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2022: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2023: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2024: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2025: 0 questions | ·Uneven heating and global circulation, 2026: 0 questions |
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- No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined
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Which ESS exam sessions are covered for 6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere?
18 exam sessions from 2018 to 2025, the latest May 2025. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 4 papers in this archive.
Which 6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere topic comes up most?
Greenhouse gases and aerosols (6.1.3): in 4% of papers, last seen May 25 P1 TZ3. Usually "State", worth about 1.5 marks in a paper that includes it.
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