Climate Change
Across
- 2. Electrolysis is needed to use this type of alternative energy
- 3. Carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor are examples of ______ gases
- 7. A drawback of this energy is that it interferes with fish migration
- 8. ______ particles have a negative radiative forcing such as sea salt and carbon soot
- 11. Point in the year when Earth's is closest to the sun and is part of "shorter" term drivers
- 15. Data obtained and inferred about ancient time
- 18. What type of reaction is the burning of fossil fuels?
- 20. Heat source for Earth
- 21. Type of solar power that uses specific material to help keep homes warm but cannot produce electricity
- 22. _________ resources are used much faster than they can be replaced
- 24. Long-term weather measurements
- 27. Type of science that is based completely on observations
- 28. A hot spot would be a great location for this type of alternative energy
- 31. Greenhouse gases absorb ______ radiation
- 33. Breaking down Uranium by bombardment with a neutron is nuclear _____; done in nuclear powerplants
- 35. Curve that shows CO2 concentration changes over time
Down
- 1. Earth's _______ determines how much light is reflected back into space
- 4. _______ forcing is the total change in energy balance of the Earth
- 5. Fossil fuels are made of _______
- 6. The sun's 11 year cycle and asteroid impacts are examples of ____ term drivers
- 9. _______ resources can be replaced as fast as human can use it
- 10. Type of alternative energy that involves the burning of plants, animal waste and garbage
- 12. The _____ absorbs over 90% of Earth's heat and 50% of atmospheric carbon dioxide
- 13. Type of nuclear reaction that stars do
- 14. This alternative energy requires hundreds of turbines to be effective and often these turbines interfere with bird migration
- 16. Type of solar power that uses photovoltaic cells
- 17. Earth warming up and causing CO2 to escape the ocean, enter the atmosphere causing more warming is called a ____
- 19. Alternative energy that uses dams and kinetic energy of water to create electricity
- 22. _________ resources are any material found on Earth used by humans
- 23. ________ power is best use on coastlines such as the Jersey Shore
- 25. Human activity resulting in this greenhouse gas accounts for 20% of global warming effect
- 26. Plate tectonics is an example of ______ term drivers
- 29. Spinning machine that can convert steam/water to mechanical energy
- 30. Acid produced when water reacts with carbon dioxide
- 32. A ______ forcing has a warming effect of the earth
- 34. Factors that affect climate but aren't themselves affected by climate