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Atmosphere - Unit 2
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Asbestos:A heat resistant fibrous silicate material
Asthma:Breathing disorder characterized by wheezing
Atmosphere:A mixture of gasses that surround the Earth
Carbon dioxide:A gas that is used by plants during photosynthesis
Carcinogen:A substance that causes cancer
Chlorofluorocarbons:A substance that is responsible for ozone deletion
Climate:The average weather over a 30 year span of time
El Nino:A dramatic warming of water in the east Pacific
EPA:A government agency responsible for pollution standards
Inversion:A cold layer of air trapped by a warm layer of air
Methane:A waste produced naturally by decaying materials
Ozone:Colorless toxic gas in the tropospheric layer
Particulates:Tiny suspended particles in the atmosphere
Radiation:The transfer of heat or light in waves of energy
Troposphere:The layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface
Stratosphere:The layer of the atmosphere that contains good ozone
Weather:Atmospheric conditions that are looked at daily
Photochemical Smog:A brown haze produced when sunlight mixes with nitrogen dioxide
Acid Deposition:Rain, snow or fog that is acidic
Atmosphere - Unit 2
Across:1. | Breathing disorder characterized by wheezing | 3. | A brown haze produced when sunlight mixes with nitrogen dioxide | 5. | A substance that is responsible for ozone deletion | 8. | A cold layer of air trapped by a warm layer of air | 9. | A gas that is used by plants during photosynthesis | 11. | A waste produced naturally by decaying materials | 13. | Tiny suspended particles in the atmosphere | 15. | The transfer of heat or light in waves of energy | 17. | The layer of the atmosphere that contains good ozone | 18. | A government agency responsible for pollution standards | 19. | Atmospheric conditions that are looked at daily |
| | Down:2. | A mixture of gasses that surround the Earth | 4. | A substance that causes cancer | 6. | Rain, snow or fog that is acidic | 7. | The average weather over a 30 year span of time | 10. | Colorless toxic gas in the tropospheric layer | 12. | A dramatic warming of water in the east Pacific | 14. | The layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface | 16. | A heat resistant fibrous silicate material |
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Atmosphere - Unit 2
Across:1. | Breathing disorder characterized by wheezing | 3. | A brown haze produced when sunlight mixes with nitrogen dioxide | 5. | A substance that is responsible for ozone deletion | 8. | A cold layer of air trapped by a warm layer of air | 9. | A gas that is used by plants during photosynthesis | 11. | A waste produced naturally by decaying materials | 13. | Tiny suspended particles in the atmosphere | 15. | The transfer of heat or light in waves of energy | 17. | The layer of the atmosphere that contains good ozone | 18. | A government agency responsible for pollution standards | 19. | Atmospheric conditions that are looked at daily |
| | Down:2. | A mixture of gasses that surround the Earth | 4. | A substance that causes cancer | 6. | Rain, snow or fog that is acidic | 7. | The average weather over a 30 year span of time | 10. | Colorless toxic gas in the tropospheric layer | 12. | A dramatic warming of water in the east Pacific | 14. | The layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface | 16. | A heat resistant fibrous silicate material |
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© 2012
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only