Across
- 2. Earth's surface reflects ______ radiation back into space (then bounced back)
- 4. fluctuates based on the latitude (equator or poles)
- 5. mostly produced through cattle farms and agriculture
- 8. measures air pressure
- 11. the early atmosphere was formed through this primary natural process
- 13. measured by a ling psychometer
- 18. greenhouse gas that defects the ozone layer (not produced today)
- 21. greenhouse gas that is produced as part of the nitrogen cycle and industrial processes
- 22. ______ are increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
- 24. a(n) ____________ relationship is where one variable increases as the other decreases
- 25. a(n) __________ relationship is where one variable increases with another (and vice versa)
- 26. the break between atmospheric layers
- 27. greenhouse gases traps the heat of Earth and act as a blanket
Down
- 1. a common cause of an increase in greenhouse gasses as it pollutes the air and resources
- 3. measures wind speed
- 6. ______ burn up in the mesosphere
- 7. the layer with the greatest amount of atmospheric pressure
- 9. found in the stratosphere and protects from harmful UV radiation
- 10. the chemical formula for chlorofluorocarbon
- 12. the most abundant gas found in out atmosphere
- 14. most produced near urban areas and cities and generally in northern areas
- 15. mesosphere is the _______ layer in the atmosphere
- 16. occurs in the thermosphere
- 17. a shell of gas around Earth
- 19. the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- 20. major greenhouse gas found in the atmosphere
- 23. the atmosphere is essential for ________ to exist on Earth