Across
- 5. The global ecological system integrating all living organisms
- 7. A region of high ozone (\(O_{3}\)) concentration within the stratosphere that protects life
- 9. he collective envelope of gases surrounding the planet that protects life and regulates climate.
- 10. The narrow band of electromagnetic radiation that the human eye can detect
Down
- 1. The natural process where greenhouse gases trap infrared heat radiated from Earth's surface
- 2. A decimal or percentage measuring the reflectivity of a surface
- 3. A dynamic community of interacting living organisms with the non-living components of their physical environment
- 4. The biological process used by plants, algae, and some bacteria to convert visible light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and chemical energy
- 6. Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves
- 8. All of the water on, under, and above the surface of the Earth,