Climate Change

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Across
  1. 3. Most abundant permanent gas in the atmosphere
  2. 6. the most abundant green house gas
  3. 8. masses of ice formed by the accumulation and compression of snow
  4. 10. describes the observed 1deg Celsius increase in average temperature since the industrial revolution
  5. 12. is a measurement from of how reflective a surface is.
  6. 13. hottest layer, protects from x-ray and UV radiation
  7. 16. are dark areas where the sun releases more energy
  8. 18. long term average of weather conditions in a specific area
  9. 19. Layer that includes the air we breathe and our weather
  10. 20. any time period where glaciers are found at the Earth's poles and mountain tops
Down
  1. 1. is glacier growth through snow and ice precipitation
  2. 2. Layer that contains ozone and the highest altitude planes fly
  3. 4. periods experience global warming and more ablation.
  4. 5. short term changes in the atmosphere.
  5. 7. is glacier loss from sublimation, melting, and calving
  6. 9. refers to long term shifts in seasons, precipitation, storms, etc
  7. 11. effect that traps heat by some of the variable gases in the atmosphere
  8. 14. Layer that destroys meteorites
  9. 15. outermost layer of the atmosphere
  10. 17. periods experience global cooling and more accumulation.