B2 2020 Neddo

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Across
  1. 3. a form of oxygen gas, absorbs ultraviolet rays from the sun and then releases some of this energy in the form of heat.
  2. 7. the length of time substance remains in suspension within a system
  3. 9. high-speed particles, mostly protons and electrons, traveling rapidly outward from the Sun.
  4. 10. a shell of gas around the earth with multiple layers
  5. 12. a colorless, odorless, and highly flammable gas, and the main component in natural gas
  6. 16. ozone that is in the stratosphere, between about 6 and 30 miles above Earth’s surface
  7. 17. the circulation and re-utilization of carbon atoms especially via the process of photosynthesis and respiration.
  8. 18. height above sea level or the earth's surface
  9. 19. CFC’s
  10. 20. a type of invisible radiation that is released by the sun
  11. 22. the average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area
  12. 23. upper most layer of Earth's atmosphere; has two layers ionosphere and exosphere
  13. 24. the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. trap heat in the atmosphere
  2. 2. the transfer of heat thru the movement of a fluid, either a gas or liquid
  3. 4. the measure of the force with which air molecules push
  4. 5. the phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane.
  5. 6. the abundance or volume of gas which is present within earth’s atmosphere
  6. 8. makes up the majority of greenhouse gases
  7. 11. an instrument used to measure air pressure
  8. 12. the layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and thermosphere in which temp decreases as altitude increases
  9. 13. the main theory explaining the formation of the first atmosphere
  10. 14. an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase sufficient to cause climatic change.
  11. 15. the layer of the atmosphere that is above the troposphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases
  12. 21. the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  13. 23. the lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature decreases at a constant rate as altitude increases