greenhouse effect
Across
- 2. Renewable fuels derived from biological materials
- 4. The gas that accounts for about 84 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
- 6. The part of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs almost all of the sun's harmful ultraviolet light.
- 7. The specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. It is measured in terms of such things as wind, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, cloudiness, and precipitation.
- 10. The way carbon dioxide is measured.
- 11. A Gas that represents about 8 percent of total U.S. gas emissions. The largest sources are wood burning in stoves and fireplaces, livestock digestive systems, and decomposition in landfills.
Down
- 1. The energy harnessed from the sun, which can then be transformed into different types of energy, including thermal and electric.
- 3. The electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun.
- 5. Type of radiant energy that's invisible to human eyes but that we can feel as heat.
- 8. long-term average of weather typically averaged over a period of 30 years.
- 9. pollution air quality with negative effects on human health and the environment due to the introduction of gases into the atmosphere which has a harmful effect.