Across
- 3. Most abundant permanent gas in the atmosphere
- 6. the most abundant green house gas
- 8. masses of ice formed by the accumulation and compression of snow
- 10. describes the observed 1deg Celsius increase in average temperature since the industrial revolution
- 12. is a measurement from of how reflective a surface is.
- 13. hottest layer, protects from x-ray and UV radiation
- 16. are dark areas where the sun releases more energy
- 18. long term average of weather conditions in a specific area
- 19. Layer that includes the air we breathe and our weather
- 20. any time period where glaciers are found at the Earth's poles and mountain tops
Down
- 1. is glacier growth through snow and ice precipitation
- 2. Layer that contains ozone and the highest altitude planes fly
- 4. periods experience global warming and more ablation.
- 5. short term changes in the atmosphere.
- 7. is glacier loss from sublimation, melting, and calving
- 9. refers to long term shifts in seasons, precipitation, storms, etc
- 11. effect that traps heat by some of the variable gases in the atmosphere
- 14. Layer that destroys meteorites
- 15. outermost layer of the atmosphere
- 17. periods experience global cooling and more accumulation.