Across
- 4. a deviation farther from the natural changes in the atmosphere, resulting in hotter or colder weather
- 5. these compounds have low water solubility and high vapor pressure (abbr)
- 6. the colloquial name for the international economic push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- 7. when particles, gases, water, or vapor become acidic
- 9. contains the ozone layer
- 15. temperature, wind levels, and precipitation
- 16. 1967 legislation that regulates emissions
- 19. what protects us from ultraviolet radiation (not sunscreen)
- 20. created by aerosols released in cool and humid weather (industrial)
- 21. a pollutant created by burning sulfur
Down
- 1. the result of harmful substances being released into the air
- 2. these pollutants react with emitted pollutants
- 3. an odorless, pale liquid that oxidizes and corrodes
- 4. a public database containing known toxic chemicals and waste management within the US
- 8. a type of nitrates that react and oxidize in the atmosphere, resulting in brown smog
- 10. the mass layers of gases surrounding the earth
- 11. microscopic particles and liquids in the air (abbr)
- 12. the oxidized, liquid version of sulfur dioxide
- 13. the more natural version of gray smog, seen in warm and sunny weather
- 14. a colorless, odorless, reactive gas found on the periodic table
- 16. when this changes too much, the earth will die
- 17. the layer of the atmosphere we breathe
- 18. these pollutants are directly emitted