Climate

4. an organism becomes more suited for their environment
9. the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere
10. unbiased evidence that reflects general situations
11. "lines" that run parallel to Earth's equator
12. the distance above earth's surface, measured from sea level
13. weather conditions in a general area, over a long time period
14. amount of solar energy received by a region of Earth
16. a relatively thin layer of Earth that has conditions suitable for supporting life
17. the state of the atmosphere at a certain place, at a certain time

1. the layer of gases that surround Earth
2. all the water on earth;all forms
3. the solid portion of Earth, made of rocks, minerals, and elements
5. the angle between a ray falling on a surface and the line of the perpendicular to that surface
6. the deflection of any object from a straight line path, caused by Earth's rotation
7. the degree by which Earth's poles are titled from the perpendicular of the plane of it's orbit
8. relies on reports from people about certain events
15. low______ absorbs a lot of light