unit 8 vocab

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Across
  1. 2. the amount of co2 released into the atmosphere as a result of activities from humans, organizations, communities, or activities
  2. 7. a process that speeds up and/or slows down the trend of climate warming but is yet not fully understood
  3. 9. preserved physical characteristics of the environment that stand in for measurements of the actual climate information
  4. 11. the increase in the average surface temperature on earths surface due to rising levels of greenhouse gases
  5. 12. a relationship between two organisms where both species benefit from their interactions
  6. 14. the involuntary movement of a person away from their home region due to natural disasters, war, and/or food and water insecurity
Down
  1. 1. photosynthesis, single-celled marine organisms that live in coral polyps
  2. 3. the ability of a surface to reflect light; white surfaces have high albedo
  3. 4. the process if reducing something
  4. 5. when organic matter is decomposed by bacteria or other living things
  5. 6. the action of reducing the severity or seriousness of something
  6. 8. the upper layer in the ocean that sunlight penetrates, allowing for photosynthesis to occur
  7. 10. the process of burning fossil fuels
  8. 13. a type of radiation not visible to the human eye, but felt as heat