Climate & Climate Change Crossword - Holly Jaros

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Across
  1. 3. Earth's condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time where it varies day to day (includes temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, etc.)
  2. 7. The areas that are north and south of the equator. (The closer to the equator, the more direct radiation from the sun.)
  3. 11. Result of uneven heating on Earth's surface, gravity, Coriolis Effect, and the location of the continents
  4. 13. The ability of a surface to reflect away solar radiation. Different surfaces absorb different amounts of radiation (ie. white ice caps will reflect heat while dark paved streets will absorb more radiation.)
  5. 17. Global winds that blow consistently from the same direction (ie. wind in CO often blows from the SW.)
  6. 18. Consists of all life on Earth and where life exists (including land, water, and the atmosphere.)
  7. 20. All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans.
Down
  1. 1. An eleven-year cycle where the sun emits more ultraviolet radiation that can affect the climate across the globe.
  2. 2. Influence climate; carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) and sulfur dioxide are emitted, dust and ash are spewed which can block the sun, which causes the Earth to cool.
  3. 4. Part of the greenhouse effect; Infrared radiation from the earth can be absorbed by greenhouse gases and re-emitted.
  4. 5. Caused by how the Sun heats the Earth (high temps in tropics cause evaporation; cool air sinks, warms, absorbs the moisture then creates subtropical deserts; warm, wet air rises, cools, then rains; dry air I pushed towards the poles.)
  5. 6. A gas that contributes to global warming, concentrations have increased exponentially since the industrial revolution due to burning fossil fuels and it's a product of cellular respiration in humans and animals.
  6. 8. Heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases. Without this, the earth would not be habitable for humans.
  7. 9. Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere.
  8. 10. The gases that surround the earth.
  9. 12. The ability of one molecule of a given greenhouse gas to contribute to warming.
  10. 14. Altitude; the geographic features of a location(higher altitude = colder temps, lower altitude = warmer temps.) These features affect the climate of the location.
  11. 15. The average conditions in a location, based on long periods of time.
  12. 16. Organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again.
  13. 19. The solid part of the earth (mantle and crust.)