Physical Geography: Chapter 3

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Across
  1. 4. Pollutants Contaminants that form as a consequence of chemical reactions or other processes in the atmosphere.
  2. 5. Microscopic particles.
  3. 6. Effect The deflection of an object's path due to the rotation of Earth.
  4. 7. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time.
  5. 9. The lowest layer of the atmosphere.
  6. 14. Force exerted per unit area by the molecules in the atmosphere.
  7. 16. Dioxide Absorbs thermal infrared radiation and thereby helps warm the lower atmosphere.
  8. 17. Vapor Greenhouse gas that absorbs the heat radiation on the earth’s surface.
Down
  1. 1. The sum of temperature, humidity, cloudiness,
  2. 2. Gas Two examples of this type of gas are nitrogen and oxygen.
  3. 3. pressure, winds, storms, and other atmospheric variables for a short period of time.
  4. 8. Pollution Contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment with chemicals.
  5. 10. Molecule made up of three oxygen atoms.
  6. 11. The uppermost region of Earth's atmosphere.
  7. 12. Gas Gases that change and fluctuate in the atmosphere.
  8. 13. Pollutant A contaminant released directly into the air.
  9. 15. Fuels Naturally occurring fuels that form over geologic time from organic materials.