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2. A change in global or regional climate patterns, most commonly referring to the current rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels due to fossil fuel use and other human activities
4. A climate with usually moderate temperatures; the temperate zone is located between the poles and the tropics
7. A wave in which the disturbance moves at a right angle to the direction of the wave's travel
8. A wave that requires matter in order to travel
10. The amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds released into the atmosphere because of the lifestyle of an individual or the actions of a company
11. Geothermal energy
12. A process by which organic matter in the soil decomposes and breaks down into inorganic matter that can be used by plants for growth
14. Electrical power produced using falling or flowing water
16. A wave made of moving electric and magnetic force fields that does not require matter to travel
18. A substance, usually given by injection, that gives people or animals immunity against a disease; vaccines prompt the creation of antibodies to increase immunity against a specific pathogen
19. A gas that absorbs infrared radiation and emits heat
20. The loss of a wave when its energy is transferred to matter

1. A short-term weather phenomenon in which temperatures rise above the normal temperature
3. Processes used to prevent carbon dioxide from reaching the atmosphere
5. Number of waves created per second
6. A phenomenon in which an urban area absorbs the Sun’s radiation and gets warmer than its surrounding region
9. A climate with warm summers, mild winters, and moderate precipitation
13. A material such as coal, oil, and natural gas that is formed under Earth’s surface from dead plants and animals
15. The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates or volcanic activity at Earth’s surface
17. A warm period between two glacial periods in an ice age; an interglacial lasts for thousands of years