Across
- 1. warming=when the average world temperature is increasing
- 2. current= the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction.
- 5. atmosphere of the earth and all living things on earth is?
- 6. variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- 9. living community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- 10. Nina= the opposite of El Nino is?
- 13. land masses on earth
- 15. the cutting of trees
- 16. fuels= oils that contain the carbon of plants and animals that died and were preserved millions of years ago.
- 18. gasses that are surrounding the earth is?
- 20. cycle= this is very precious for humans and it is recycled continuously
- 21. the condition in the atmosphere is called?
- 23. cycle= in this process compounds are interconverted in the environment and in living organisms
- 24. the conserved leftovers of once living organisms
Down
- 1. are indicators of climate change progressing when the climate cools and retreating when the climate warms
- 3. the long term averages of weather conditions.
- 4. the liquid water on earth’s surface is?
- 7. process of becoming a vapour
- 8. are times between glaciations – they are periods of global warming
- 11. gasses= methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide
- 12. places on earth where the temperature in layers of soil or rock beneath the surface never rises above freezing point
- 14. ecosystem=ecosystems that are diverse and provide for the needs of the organisms that live there
- 17. plants=plants that produce seeds in pods such as peas, beans, clover and wattles are known as?
- 19. these circular patterns, flow in clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
- 22. Greenhouse affect= this is caused by human activities
