Greenhouse Gases Crossword
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
 
 
Down: 1) A gas that is a natural component of the atmosphere; produced by cells during cellular respiration and used by plants and other organisms for photosynthesis 2) Average weather patterns for a particular region 5) Magnetic lines of force from Earth's polar north and south, acting like a giant magnet 6) Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat within the atmosphere 8) Gas in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the damaging high-energy ultraviolet radiation from the Sun 9)  The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity Across: 3) The transfer of energy by the movement of electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles 4) Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than X-rays but shorter than visible light waves; can cause tans, sunburns, and skin cancers 7) An area that deflects and traps harmful particles; results from an interaction of Earth's magnetic field with solar "wind" (charged plasma) streaming from the Sun 10) The increase in temperature of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth due to the trapping of heat by an accumulation of greenhouse gases
 

 

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