Past Climate Crossword

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  1. 4. Study of past climates
  2. 8. ____________ is different than climate because it is day-to-day conditions
  3. 9. __________ cores show trapped air bubbles reveal past atmospheric composition
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  1. 1. Earth formed 4.5 ______________ years ago.
  2. 2. Long periods of reduced global temperatures
  3. 3. Long-term average weather patterns in an area
  4. 5. ___________ Optimum (52-50 million years ago): Warmest period in past 66 million years
  5. 6. The _______________ period (145-66 million years ago was much warmer than today
  6. 7. ____________ core show layered deposits contain climate information