Global Climate Change - An Overview

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Across
  1. 2. the word for "caused by humans"
  2. 3. these gases come from the burning of fossil fuels
  3. 4. this gas is 298 times more potent than carbon dioxide
  4. 5. without this, the Earth's temp would be much colder
  5. 11. defined as long-term shifts in weather patterns
  6. 13. naturally, these come from wildfire smoke, volcanic gases, & salty sea spray
  7. 14. another word for infrared radiation
  8. 15. surprisingly, not the most potent greenhouse gas
  9. 16. most abundant greenhouse gas
Down
  1. 1. phenomenon in which energy travels downward warming the atmosphere
  2. 6. the sun supplies most of the planet's ______
  3. 7. store and transport heat and moisture
  4. 8. defined as the long-term weather pattern in a region
  5. 9. the atmosphere and water absorb about 70% of this
  6. 10. comes from the decay of organic waste
  7. 12. wind, waves, evaporation & photosynthesis come from this type of energy