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- 5. , the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- 6. warming ,a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
- 7. ,the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain,
- 11. ,the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
- 12. gases ,are gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat.
- 13. , the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
- 15. , the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
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- 1. dioxide, a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
- 2. ,the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
- 3. , the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct
- 4. change ,a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.
- 8. , a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
- 9. effect ,the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
- 10. fuel ,a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
- 14. radiation ,is a general term for the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun.
