Energy Balance in the Atmosphere

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Across
  1. 3. feedback mechanism that returns to balance or the middle
  2. 4. the process by which radiation is released or discharged
  3. 5. the energy transferred from a higher-temperature substance to a lower-temperature substance
  4. 6. the number of complete wave cycles that pass by a fixed point in one second
  5. 8. a particle of light
  6. 9. direct heat transfer
  7. 11. Condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time (decades or more)
  8. 12. (stored energy) energy released or absorbed when a substance changes from one state to another
  9. 14. Glacial ice sheets on ___________ and Antarctica hold more than 99% of Earth's freshwater
  10. 16. heat transfer through a medium
  11. 19. the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a substance of 1 gram of material by 1 degree celsius
  12. 20. Condition of the atmosphere on a day to day basis
  13. 21. collection of all radiation of different wavelengths and frequencies
  14. 23. Lines connecting areas of the same average temperature on a thermal map
Down
  1. 1. radiation emitted by the sun (high-energy, visible light)
  2. 2. distance between successive wave crests
  3. 7. the measure of thermal energy within a substance
  4. 8. feedback mechanism that keeps moving toward an extreme (runaway train)
  5. 10. The process of Earth retaining radiation emitted by the ground, warming the planet
  6. 13. radiation re-emitted from rock and soil
  7. 15. Lateral movement of heat (wind)
  8. 17. Tiny portion of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to human eyes
  9. 18. The reflectivity of the Earth
  10. 22. the process by which radiation is absorbed