Climate Change

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Across
  1. 3. Process of gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that absorb infrared light and redirect it back toward Earth, which keeps Earth warm.
  2. 4. Long-term, average weather over a large area.
  3. 6. the average global __________ doesn’t seem to change much from year to year
  4. 8. Coal, oil, and natural gas formed from the fossilized, buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
  5. 9. Volcanoes spew hot gases, smoke, and ash. So, maybe there has been an increase in volcanic ________?
  6. 10. Rising temperatures impact all of Earth’s systems leading to ________ melting.
Down
  1. 1. Gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that absorb infrared radiation.
  2. 2. A result or effect of an action or condition
  3. 5. Day-to-day variation of the atmosphere’s condition locally.
  4. 7. The __________ from the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas), which begins with the industrial revolution.