Climate Change: Ocean Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Environmental Science has 13 clues. Answers range from 8 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Long term changes in the earth’s average temperature, precipitation, and other environmental factors
Biggest cause of climate change
Rise when glaciers and polar ice caps melt
Expands as it gets warmer
Rising greenhouse gases causing increased atmospheric warming cause _____ ___ to melt
Ocean absorbs most of the excess heat from the greenhouse gas emissions, which leads to rising ocean ______________.
______________ directly harms the many ocean plants and animals that build shells of calcium carbonate
The same burning fossil fuels that is increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, is also altering the _________ ___________ of seawater, making it more acidic.
__________ _____________ → foundation of most of the Arctic food web & support numerous species
Warmer Oceans=
Set _____________ targets for atmospheric CO2 which adequately reflect the impacts of ocean acidification.
Include the _____________ and social costs of ocean acidification in climate change mitigation actions.
Utilize ocean expertise in climate change ___________decision making and revision processes.
