Across
- 2. A change in global or regional climate patterns, most commonly referring to the current rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels due to fossil fuel use and other human activities
- 4. A climate with usually moderate temperatures; the temperate zone is located between the poles and the tropics
- 7. A wave in which the disturbance moves at a right angle to the direction of the wave's travel
- 8. A wave that requires matter in order to travel
- 10. The amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds released into the atmosphere because of the lifestyle of an individual or the actions of a company
- 11. Geothermal energy
- 12. A process by which organic matter in the soil decomposes and breaks down into inorganic matter that can be used by plants for growth
- 14. Electrical power produced using falling or flowing water
- 16. A wave made of moving electric and magnetic force fields that does not require matter to travel
- 18. A substance, usually given by injection, that gives people or animals immunity against a disease; vaccines prompt the creation of antibodies to increase immunity against a specific pathogen
- 19. A gas that absorbs infrared radiation and emits heat
- 20. The loss of a wave when its energy is transferred to matter
Down
- 1. A short-term weather phenomenon in which temperatures rise above the normal temperature
- 3. Processes used to prevent carbon dioxide from reaching the atmosphere
- 5. Number of waves created per second
- 6. A phenomenon in which an urban area absorbs the Sun’s radiation and gets warmer than its surrounding region
- 9. A climate with warm summers, mild winters, and moderate precipitation
- 13. A material such as coal, oil, and natural gas that is formed under Earth’s surface from dead plants and animals
- 15. The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates or volcanic activity at Earth’s surface
- 17. A warm period between two glacial periods in an ice age; an interglacial lasts for thousands of years