Year 9 Climate Change unit

2. a layer around the Earth’s surface that supports life; consists of the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere
5. carbon-based greenhouse gas produced by cattle farming and rice paddies
6. a chemical process used by plants to make glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide, sunlight and water
9. the targeted burning of bushland to reduce the amount of plant matter and materials that could contribute to a bushfire (2 words)
11. process of removing trees and forests for land for agriculture, mining and urban development
14. an increase in carbon dioxide and other heat- capturing gases in the atmosphere, resulting in increased warming of the Earth (2 words)
16. permanently frozen ground that stores carbon from plant material frozen during the last Ice Age.
17. the outermost layer of Earth, consisting of the upper mantle and crust
18. reaction between a fuel and oxygen that produces heat and water
19. a substance that undergoes a chemical reaction producing large amounts of energy
20. the production of carbonic acid in the ocean due to the absorption of carbon dioxide

1. carbon-based greenhouse gas produced from the burning of fossil fuels (2 words)
3. the layer of gases surrounding the Earth
4. the practice of burning vegetation used by Traditional Custodians of Country to enhance the health of Country; informed by deep knowledge of and relationship to Country (2 words)
7. type of fuel composed of fossilised plant and organic matter formed over millions of years under intense pressure and heat from layers of earth (2 words)
8. this process describes how carbon atoms cycle through an ecosystem
10. process where sunlight is reflected back into space off light surfaces like ice caps
12. chemical reaction that transfers energy to cells
13. all the solid, liquid and gaseous waters on Earth that support life
15. any feature of the environment that absorbs and/or stores carbon (2 words)