Across
- 2. a natural fuel such as a coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
- 5. the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation
- 6. a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds by respiration
- 8. climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
- 10. the action or process of being adapted
- 11. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
- 13. is a long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years
- 14. are gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat
Down
- 1. the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface
- 3. a general term for the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun
- 4. the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something
- 7. the fact or process of a species, family or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct
- 9. a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants
- 10. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- 12. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment