Global climate change crossword

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  1. 4. Change: all the variations in the climate that last longer than individual weather events, whereas the term climate change only refers to those variations that persist for a longer period
  2. 5. Niño: a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific, including the area off the Pacific coast of South America.
  3. 6. the time of year depending on the weather
  4. 7. sinks/reservoirs: A carbon sink is any reservoir, natural or otherwise, that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period
  5. 10. conveyor system: A conveyor system is commonly used mechanical handling equipment that helps in moving materials from one location to another.
  6. 12. is a storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere
  7. 14. Tilt: the angle of the earth
  8. 17. is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water.
  9. 19. cycle: is a biogeochemical cycle that describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
  10. 20. Current: An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water
  11. 22. a strong storm that forms from warm waters out in the sea
  12. 24. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  13. 26. any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, like the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
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  1. 1. is an unplanned, unwanted, uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation starting in rural areas and urban areas.
  2. 2. The pattern of the movement of air.
  3. 3. all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
  4. 6. is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer.
  5. 8. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  6. 9. indicator: Indirect measure or sign that approximates or represents a phenomenon in the absence of a direct measure or sign.
  7. 11. Cycle: is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth.
  8. 13. Circulation: is a part of the large-scale ocean circulation that is driven by global density gradients created by surface heat and freshwater fluxes
  9. 15. a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas.
  10. 16. effect: an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation.
  11. 18. Warming: Global warming is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system.
  12. 21. an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
  13. 23. current: a relatively strong, narrow current flowing outward from the beach through the surf zone
  14. 25. system: is a part of the aquatic ecosystem that comprises freshwater, saltwater and wetlands