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Earth Systems Crossword
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1. – All types of radiation varying in frequency and
wavelengths. Examples include cosmic-ray
photons, gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet radiation,
visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves, and
radio waves. Type of energy that can travel through
the void of space.
4. -Average weather over a long period of time.
5. The ozone layer and the
magnetic field protect us from
the sun’s harmful _________.
6. Makes up 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere
8. -The transfer of thermal energy through solids
when particles touch.
9. – Imaginary lines that circle the globe to
indicate distance from the equator. One of the
most important factors affecting the Climate in an
area.
12. -A thin layer of gases that surround a planet.
15. – Warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean
that flows North along the Eastern United States,
providing moisture for a humid climate. The
warm current crosses the Atlantic causing much
of Europe to have a mild climate compared to
other areas of the same latitude.
17. -A gradual increase of Earth’s average
temperature. Due to high concentrations of
greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.
18. -Layer of gas in the Stratosphere. Absorbs
some of the sun’s harmful
22. -Gas that makes up less than 1% of
Earth’s atmosphere. A greenhouse gas that
is released through respiration,
decomposition and combustion of fuels.
Down
2. + H2O + energy from the sun C6H12O6 +
O2
3. A force that is caused by the earth's rotation,
acting as a deflecting force. It is dependent on
the latitude and the speed of the moving object.
In the Northern Hemisphere, air is deflected to
the right of its path (clockwise), while in the
Southern Hemisphere, air is deflected to the left
of its path (counterclockwise). It is greatest at the poles, North and South, and almost nonexistent at the equator.
4. -The movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations. The transfer of energy of heat
when a liquid or a gas moves from place to place.
7. (N2O) Green house gas that traps 23 times as much heat per molecule of Carbondioxide Used in surgery and in combustion
engines. Released to the atmosphere through agriculture, livestock, and combustion of fossil fuels. Also depletes the ozone layer
and contributes to acid rain.
10. makes up 21% of the Earth’s atmosphere.
11. - The process plants use to convert Carbon dioxide to
13. - The imaginary line around the earth's surface that divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Zero
degrees Latitude.
14. -CFCs- a group of chemicals made up of carbon, hydrogen fluorine, and chlorine. Used in refrigerators and air conditioners as a
coolant, cleaning solvents and as a propellant in spay cans. This chemical has been banned in many countries because it can
deplete the ozone layer.
16. - A compound composed of carbon and hydrogen: CH4. occurs in natural gas and from bacterial decomposition of vegetation in
the absence of oxygen (including in the rumens of cattle and other ruminants and in the gut of termites) also is a product of rice
farming. Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
17. -a gas composed of molecules that absorb heat from the sun’s radiation, and trap the heat in the Earth’s Atmosphere.
Examples are Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, and CFCs.
19. Molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms.
20. -A temporary change in climate where the surface water in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is unusually warm. Caused by a change
in the Trade winds.
21. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather forecasting. In the mercury barometer,
atmospheric pressure balances a column of mercury, the height of which can be precisely measured. Normal atmospheric pressure
is about 14.7 lb per square inch, equivalent to 30 in. (760 mm) of mercury.