Climate Change
Across
- 3. change, gradual changes in the weather of our planet.
- 6. weather, rare and severe events in the Earth's atmosphere, such as heat waves or powerful cyclones.
- 7. dioxide, greenhouse gas produced by animals during the breathing process and used by plants during photosynthesis. It is also the byproduct of burning fossil fuels.
- 9. layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body.
- 10. fuel, coal, oil, or natural gas. They are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.
- 11. period of greatly reduced precipitation.
- 12. footprint, total sets of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or individual over a set period of time.
- 14. gas, gas in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and ozone, that absorbs solar heat reflected by the surface of the Earth, warming the atmosphere.
- 17. a large, concentrated supply or reserve.
Down
- 1. energy that causes a rise in temperature.
- 2. uncontrolled fire
- 4. all weather conditions for a given location over a period of time.
- 5. all forms in which water falls to Earth from the atmosphere.
- 7. emission, carbon compound released into the atmosphere, often through human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels such as coal or gas.
- 8. warming, increase in the average temperature of the Earth's air and oceans.
- 13. state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloudiness.
- 15. level rise, increase in the average reach of the ocean.
- 16. tropical storm with wind speeds of at least 119 kilometers (74 miles) per hour. They are the same thing as typhoons, but usually located in the Atlantic Ocean region.