Environmental Science Unit 2.3 - Biomes, Water, Air

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Across
  1. 1. The smallest of the the three global atmospheric circulation cells (no space).
  2. 4. The seasonal change that occurs around June 20-21 (no space).
  3. 5. The top of the mesosphere.
  4. 7. The atmospheric layer beyond Earth's atmosphere.
  5. 8. Day-to-day conditions in Earth's atmosphere
  6. 10. The cause of fluctuations (no space).
  7. 14. Biome that receives less than 25 cm annual precipitation.
  8. 17. The top of the troposphere.
  9. 20. Biome that receives 200+ cm annual precipitation (no spaces).
  10. 21. The ion layer in the thermosphere.
  11. 23. The amount of dissolved salt present in water.
  12. 25. Biome that receives less than 25 cm annual precipitation and has permafrost.
  13. 27. Warm air creates an area of ___ pressure.
  14. 31. The percent of solar energy being reflected.
  15. 32. The seasonal change that occurs around December 20-22(no space).
  16. 34. The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
  17. 35. The second atmospheric layer.
  18. 36. Ocean ecosystem with low productivity due to low light penetration, a phytoplankton base of food chain, deep sea organisms and hydrothermal vent communities (no space).
  19. 37. What does denser air do?
  20. 39. The hottest atmospheric layer.
  21. 40. The earth's rotation causes moving air and water to appear to move to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and the left in the Southern Hemisphere (no space).
  22. 41. Permanently frozen soil.
  23. 43. The narrow band of high winds near the top of the troposphere that can move at speeds up to 300 km per hour and are unpredictable (no space).
  24. 44. Biome that receives 50-200 cm annual precipitation (no spaces).
  25. 46. Diagrams that summarize an area's average monthly temperature and precipitation.
  26. 47. The rate at which primary producers undergo photosynthesis (no spaces).
  27. 49. The maximum amount of water vapor in air at a give temperature (no space).
  28. 50. Trees that lose their leaves and cease photosynthesis for part of the year.
  29. 54. The liberation of energy when atmospheric water vapor condenses into liquid water (no spaces).
  30. 55. The cooling effect of the reduction in pressure of rising air (no space).
  31. 56. Terrestrial climax communities with wide geographic distributions.
  32. 57. The seasonal change that occurs around March 20-21 (no space).
  33. 58. Biome that receives 25-75 cm annual precipitation.
Down
  1. 2. Global air movement patterns, due to unequal heating of earth's surface (no spaces).
  2. 3. The coldest atmospheric layer.
  3. 5. Warmer air can hold more of this.
  4. 6. Biome that receives 75-100 cm annual precipitation.
  5. 9. Also known as mid-latitude cells (no space).
  6. 11. The top of the stratosphere.
  7. 12. These aquatic ecosystems have a high salt content
  8. 13. Photosynthesis tends to be limited by light availability, which is a function of depth and water ___.
  9. 15. Biome that receives 25-100 cm annual precipitation (also known as Boreal or N Coniferous Forest).
  10. 16. The seasonal change that occurs around September 22-23(no space).
  11. 18. Biome that receives 50-150 cm annual precipitation.
  12. 19. Ocean ecosystems that provide habitats and help protect shorelines from erosion.
  13. 21. Ocean ecosystem that is highly diverse, with an extreme range of temperature, moisture, and salinity.
  14. 22. At night the land cools more ___ than water.
  15. 24. The warming effect of the increase in pressure of sinking air (no space).
  16. 26. The amount of organic matter that remains after primary producers use some to carry out cellular respiration (no spaces).
  17. 28. On sunny days land heats up ___ than water.
  18. 29. Cold air creates an area of ___ pressure.
  19. 30. Biome that receives 30-100 cm annual precipitation (also known as Mediterranean shrublands).
  20. 33. The rate at which primary producers convert energy to biomass (no spaces).
  21. 38. Organic matter.
  22. 42. These aquatic ecosystems have a low salt content.
  23. 45. The lowest atmospheric layer.
  24. 48. What does less dense air do?
  25. 51. Average conditions, including temperature and precipitation, over long periods of time in a given area.
  26. 52. Convection currents located between 0-30 degrees N and 0-30 degrees S latitude (no space).
  27. 53. Aquatic ecosystems are either flowing or ____.