Across
- 3. nitrous oxides are an example of
- 7. sea ice is frozen what
- 11. can be estimated by studying the relative amounts of oxygen isotopes present in the water in the ice
- 13. amount of ice ages earth has experienced
- 15. scientists fear the Great Ocean Conveyor may weaken or be stopped as what kind of water flows in from Greenland
- 17. Cycles that affect the amount of global solar radiation received and influence glacial-interglacial cycles
- 19. types of gas that change in amounts depending on the season and other factors
- 20. eating less of this would help reduce greenhouse gases
- 21. cyanobacteria evolved the ability to perform this
Down
- 1. this population of animals is rapidly decreasing due to the loss of sea ice
- 2. temperature data prior to the 19th century is the result of proxies, or indirect what
- 4. Since 1958 daily measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been taken at an observatory in
- 5. the study of intentionally and artificially changing the natural processes of earth
- 6. types of gas that do not change day to day
- 8. this cycle describes the movement of water through evaporation, precipitation, runoff, and infiltration
- 9. involves adjusting our lives and society to the expected future climate
- 10. the thin layer that surrounds the earth
- 12. strategies are designed to reduce emissions and stabilize the levels of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere
- 14. one concern of rising sea levels is
- 16. a measurement of how reflective a surface is
- 18. area between the stratosphere and troposphere