Across
- 3. A system that reduces change, stabilizes, and restores balance
- 6. the movement of people or animals from one place, region, or country to another
- 7. A state of balance within a system that is constantly shifting but generally remains within a set range.
- 8. long-term increase in the average height of the world’s oceans, primarily driven by global warming
- 9. The specific factor or characteristic that is being regulated or measured
- 10. one of Earth's most important cooling mechanisms
- 11. is a self-reinforcing cycle where rising temperatures melt white sea ice and snow, exposing darker ocean water below
- 14. is the purposeful, large-scale clearing of forested land
- 15. A process in which the outputs of a system are circled back and used as inputs, creating a self-perpetuating cycle.
Down
- 1. the continuous, natural process of recycling carbon atoms among Earth’s atmosphere, land, oceans, and living organisms
- 2. a self-reinforcing climate cycle where rising global temperatures thaw frozen ground (permafrost), releasing stored carbon as methane and into the atmosphere
- 4. A system that amplifies or reinforces change, often leading to exponential behavior or instability
- 5. refers to long-term shifts in global temperatures and weather patterns
- 12. The strengthening of a change within a system, typical of positive feedback loops.
- 13. river of wind high over our heads