Climate Change Crossword

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
focus on the ecology of a region
a cause creates an effect that affects the original cause
measures how much of the suns radiation is reflected by a surface
relating to a period of milder climate between two glacial periods
plankton consisting of microscopic plants
a process where sea ice forms, rejects salt making the surrounding water more salty. this cold salty water is dense, so it sinks. warmer water then moves in from the equator
transfer heat from one place to another by mass motion of a fluid such as water
the envelope of gases surrounding the earth
all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds
the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms
produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation).