Climate Change

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Across
  1. 4. Fossil fuel derived from deep underground
  2. 7. Essential gas for life produced by plants during photosynthesis
  3. 8. Process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize food
  4. 9. Heat, Increased temperatures in urban areas due to human activities
  5. 11. Uncontrolled burning of vegetation causing widespread destruction
  6. 12. Long-term pattern of temperature, humidity, and other atmospheric conditions
  7. 13. Powerful greenhouse gas released during livestock digestion and rice cultivation
  8. 16. Short-term atmospheric conditions in a specific location
  9. 17. Extended period of abnormally low precipitation causing water scarcity
  10. 18. Dioxide, The primary greenhouse gas released during the burning of fossil fuels
  11. 19. What are largely responsible for climate change
Down
  1. 1. the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
  2. 2. Due to decreased biodiversity _________ are more likely to infect animals
  3. 3. Overflowing of water onto normally dry land
  4. 5. Contamination of air, water, or soil with harmful substances
  5. 6. Large-scale removal of trees leading to environmental imbalance
  6. 10. measured in Celsius and Fahrenheit
  7. 14. Strong tropical cyclone with winds exceeding 74 mph
  8. 15. Effect, the trapping of earth's heat at or near the surface