Climate Change Revision

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Across
  1. 5. When Mount Tambora erupted in 1816, the year was nicknamed "The Year Without _____"
  2. 6. The longest ice core ever extracted was retrieved from _____
  3. 7. A period between 1350 and 1750 when the global average temperature was over 1*C cooler than it is today
  4. 9. When the Sun has more of these, global average temperature will increase, when it has less, it will decrease
  5. 10. Ice cores show how temperatures have changed over time by changing concentrations of which gas?
  6. 11. Trees grow more and have wider tree rings in warm and ___ weather conditions
  7. 13. The name of the scheme ran by the Catholic Church in schools in 2007, which encouraged students to think about their impact on the world and sustainability
  8. 14. An impact from one of these is thought to be the trigger to the extinction of the dinosaurs
  9. 15. A large-scale, long-term shift in the world's weather patterns or average temperatures
  10. 17. The name of the Welsh town which was devastated with floods during Storm Dennis in February 2020
Down
  1. 1. The main gas released from volcanic eruptions
  2. 2. The name of the warm, ocean current that brings warmth to the UK and western Europe from the Gulf of Mexico
  3. 3. The name of the process describing the blanket of gases around our planet, keeping it warm.
  4. 4. The gas that comes from animal waste and flactulence
  5. 8. The name of the city that started a green badge parking scheme for people who owned electric cars
  6. 12. The US President that dropped out of the Paris Agreement because he doesn't believe climate change exists
  7. 16. When a volcano erupts the climate gets _____