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- 3. The second most abundant atmospheric gas that is also produced as a result of photosynthesis.
- 5. The temperature at which the air would be completely saturated (or at 100% humidity). One way air is able to reach this point is through conduction.
- 8. warming The type of climate change that greenhouse gases are greatly contrbuting to, which can be potentially detrimental to the life on our planet in future years.
- 10. The most abundant greenhouse gas; naturally created by evaporation from water storage sources, also causes a positive feedback loop.
- 12. fuels When humans directly or indirectly burn this, such as through factories or vehicle emissions,it releases a potent amount of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere.
- 17. A measure of the amount of water vapor inside the air.
- 18. The area over which an air mass has formed/originated.
- 19. The weight of all of the air pressing down on the surface of Earth.
- 20. It is a greenhouse gas that is extremely effective absorber of radiation and is released as a part of the biological processes that occur in low oxygen environments.
- 21. The process of gases trapping and holding heat energy from the Sun to warm our planet.
- 22. A large body of air that has a both a uniform temperature and moisture content.
- 24. When a planet's atmosphere contains greenhouse gas in an amount so sufficient that it blocks thermal radiation from exiting the planet, preventing the planet from cooling and even from having liquid water on its surface.
- 25. The atmospheric layer that houses the ozone layer, temperature also increases here.
- 26. The third most abundant atmospheric gas, that is only at a concentration of 0.9%, and is produced industrially by cryogenically distilling air.
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- 1. The most common human-made greenhouse gas, created by the burning of fossil fuels.
- 2. The average temperatures and precipitation of a certain area over the year.
- 4. These are our planet's main contributors to the production and increase of greenhouse gases.
- 5. This practice occurs as large amounts of trees are cut down to make room for our ever-expanding industrialism, which offsets many greenhouse gas emissions through their release of carbon as carbon dioxide into our atmosphere.
- 6. The atmospheric layer where the majority of our water vapor and weather is found, temperature also decreases here.
- 7. The general day-to-day natural outside conditions of an area or region.
- 9. This greenhouse gas is not well-mixed through the atmosphere and is also a very important contributor to photochemical smog, as well as being able to naturally descend to the Earth's surface.
- 11. The atmospheric layer that has the hottest temperatures in the atmosphere, also the outermost layer.
- 13. When the air is completely full of water vapor, making it reach 100% humidity.
- 14. This is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect as it is the main energy source that transports heat to the surface of Earth, which greenhouse gases then trap.
- 15. The measure in the range of how hot or cold the air is; the kinetic energy of the gases that make up air.
- 16. The most abundant atmospheric gas on our planet, Earth.
- 23. The atmospheric layer that has the coldest temperatures in the atmosphere, meteorites also burn up here.