Across
- 3. The conversion of a vapour to a gas or liquid.
- 5. Percentage of incoming solar radiation that a surface reflects.
- 7. The emission of energy as waves or particles
- 9. Part of the biosphere that is a layer of gases surrounding earth.
- 11. a layer of earth that has conditions to support life.
- 12. a change in the structure or function of an organism that makes it more suited to it’s environment.
- 14. Rain, snow, sweet or hail that falls to the ground.
- 15. Most often identified as a geographical area filled with specific plants and animals (Ex: tundra.
Down
- 1. Transfer of thermal energy through direct contact, (happens in solids).
- 2. Overall general averages of light temperature and participation for a large area.
- 4. Short term, day-to-day state of the atmosphere.
- 6. The process of turning from a liquid to a vapour.
- 8. Transfer of thermal energy through the movement of particles (occurs in fluid).
- 10. a part of the biosphere made up of all of the water on earth (includes all three states of water).
- 13. Solid portion of the biosphere made of rocks, minerals, and elements.
