Human Impacts on Earth's Climate

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Across
  1. 1. energy sources that cannot be replaced in our lifetime once they are used up.
  2. 7. a colorless, tasteless, odorless gas that is naturally present in Earth’s
  3. 8. natural energy sources that never run out.
  4. 9. are NON-RENEWABLE resources like coal, oil, and natural gas from the remains of ancient plants and animals that died millions of years ago.
  5. 10. the continuous, circular movement of fluids (liquids or gases) caused by density differences resulting from temperature variations
  6. 11. long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, primarily driven by human activities like burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) since the 1800s
  7. 12. happens when the environment is contaminated, or dirtied, by waste, chemicals, and other harmful substances.
Down
  1. 2. an imaginary line around the middle of a planet and divides the planet into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere.
  2. 3. gases that trap heat in the atmosphere
  3. 4. a colorless, odorless, and highly flammable greenhouse gas
  4. 5. the long-term average of weather patterns in a specific area, typically calculated over 30 years or more.
  5. 6. is the clearing of forests, which has a major impact on the climate.
  6. 7. the curving of the path of objects or fluids due to the Earth’s rotation