Global Systems

5. type of radio wave with a lengthy wavelength
6. a layer of soil or rock that remains frozen throughout the year.
8. a biological community where organisms interact with the physical environment
10. The circulation of water that depends on the density of the water
13. a naturally occurring process where plants absorb carbon, transfer it into glucose for other organisms and give off oxygen as a by-product
15. a source that can be easily replenished and doesn’t deplete
16. type of electromagnetic radiation, energy from the sun arrives on earth in this form of radiation
18. known as the land component of the biosphere
20. cycle the recycling of carbon in the environment
21. the process in which water turns into gas
23. part of the biosphere- known commonly as air
25. weather patterns of a particular place over time. Includes humidity, temperature wind pressure etc
27. is the state of the atmosphere created by the interactions of the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere, this changed from day to day.

1. something that has been emitted into the atmosphere
2. type of gas that makes up 78% of the atmosphere
3. the action of cutting down tress and destroying the rainforests
4. the process in which gas turns into water
7. fuels from renewable sources
9. effect A process when the suns radiation reaches the earth’s surface, some is reflected back but the rest is absorbed by the earth causing the warming of the earth.
11. sheet a layer of ice that covers a large region of land, such as Antarctica and Greenland
12. period between two glacial periods of warmer global temperature.
14. also known as the water component of the biosphere
17. All parts of the earths surface where organisms exist
19. fuels-conserved remnants from once living organisms that contain carbon from years ago.
22. the release of electromagnetic energy
24. the main component of natural gas and used as a fuel.
26. Nino A series of climate changes that occur irregularly and mainly effect the pacific region.