Across
- 1. One of the most abundant elements and forms a very large number of compounds, including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxid
- 4. A hydrocarbon that is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential most recently estimated at 25 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2
- 7. A human intervention to reduce the human impact on the climate system
- 9. The Convention on Climate Change sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change
- 10. Energy Energy resources that are naturally replenishing such as biomass, hydro, geothermal, solar, wind, ocean thermal, wave action, and tidal action
- 11. Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material
Down
- 2. Adjustment or preparation of natural or human systems to a new environment
- 3. Energy transfer in the form of electromagnetic waves
- 5. The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth.
- 6. The layer of ozone that begins approximately 15 km above Earth
- 8. The release of a substance (usually a gas when referring to the subject of climate change) into the atmosphere