Solar Radiation - Parker
Across
- 4. - A type of invisible solar radiation with shorter wavelengths than visible light, which can cause sunburns.
- 8. -All the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice.
- 10. -The long-term, average weather patterns of a specific region over a long period (typically 30 years or more).
Down
- 1. -Photosynthesis: The chemical process used by plants and algae to turn sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into food (sugar) and oxygen.
- 2. functional unit where a community of living organisms interacts with each other and with their non-living physical environment
- 3. -The layer of gases surrounding a planet, held in place by gravity. -
- 5. -The narrow band of electromagnetic radiation that human eyes can detect and see as colors.
- 6. -Albedo: The measure of how much solar energy a surface reflects back into space.
- 7. -The rigid, solid outer shell of Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper mantle.
- 9. - A protective region within Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's harmful UV radiation.