Introductory Geography Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. price set by government that emitters must may for each ton of greenhouse gas emissions they emit
  2. 6. the degree to which they could mitigate the potential harm
  3. 10. fuel derived from biomass
  4. 11. energy from a source that is not depleted when used
  5. 13. movement of saline water into fresh water aquifiers
  6. 14. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather
  7. 16. the degree to which people could be harmed by exposure to climate change
  8. 17. transformation of heat from the sun into energy
  9. 19. The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere
  2. 2. process of wearing away of material from the coastal profile
  3. 4. the degree to which people are exposed to climate change
  4. 5. fuels formed by natural processes like decomposition of organisms
  5. 7. buying and selling of credits that permit a company to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide
  6. 8. form of energy that harnesses power of water in motion
  7. 9. a physical material constituring part of Earth that people need and value
  8. 12. Interaction among organisms in a set region or area
  9. 15. Large areas characterised by their vegetation, soil and climate
  10. 18. way of boiling water to make steam which turns turbines and produces electricity