Question

across

1. an area that carbon is stored.
2. a cycle of periodic changes in earths rotation and orbit.
3. a type of evidence that you personally witnessed.
4. the percentage of sunlight thats reflected from a surface.
5. how circular an orbit is.
6. warming of surface water in the pacific ocean that tends to cause wetter winters in colorado. (no spaces in answer)
7. plants using the suns energy to change carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugars.
8. an area that releases carbon.
9. type of ice that forms from precipitation and includes glaciers, ice sheets and ice caps.
10. cooling of surface water in the pacific ocean. (no spaces in answer)

down

1. gas that traps energy in the atmosphere.
2. the idea that geological processes on earth havent changed over time.
3. how tilted earths axis is.
4. the effect that causes precipitation to occur as warm moist air rises to pass over a mountain.
5. the wobble of earths rotational axis.
6. type of ice that forms from ocean water freezing includes icebergs
7. the brightness of an object.
8. a type of evidence that is not an observation by you personally.
9. the temperature and precipitation in an area many years ago.
10. the circulation of ocean water caused by temperature and salinity differences.

word bank
greenhouse
sink
uniformitarianism
obliquity
milankovitch
eccentricity
precession
indirect
orographic
direct
albedo
sea
luminosity
paleoclimate
elnino
lanina
photosynthesis
thermohaline
source
land

Explanation:

To solve this crossword, we analyze each clue and match it with the word bank:

Across Clues:

1. Sink: An area that stores carbon (e.g., forests, oceans store carbon).
2. Milankovitch: Cycle of Earth’s rotation/orbit changes.
3. Direct: Evidence you personally witnessed.
4. Albedo: Percentage of sunlight reflected from a surface.
5. Eccentricity: How circular an orbit is.
6. ElNino: Pacific surface water warming (wetter CO winters).
7. Photosynthesis: Plants use sun to make O₂/sugars.
8. Source: Area that releases carbon (e.g., fossil fuel burning).
9. Land: Ice from precipitation (glaciers, ice sheets) – ocean ice is “Sea” (Down 9).
10. LaNina: Pacific surface water cooling.

Down Clues:

1. Greenhouse: Gas trapping atmospheric energy.
2. Uniformitarianism: Geological processes unchanged over time.
3. Obliquity: Tilt of Earth’s axis.
4. Orographic: Precipitation from air over mountains.
5. Precession: Wobble of Earth’s rotational axis.
6. Sea: Ice from ocean water (icebergs).
7. Luminosity: Brightness of an object.
8. Indirect: Evidence not personally observed.
9. Paleoclimate: Past temperature/precipitation.
10. Thermohaline: Ocean circulation from temp/salinity differences.

Final Answers (Example for a Few Clues):

• Across 3: Sink
• Across 5: Milankovitch
• Across 8: Direct
• Across 12: Albedo
• Across 13: Eccentricity
• Across 15: ElNino
• Across 16: Photosynthesis
• Across 18: Source
• Across 19: Land
• Across 20: LaNina
• Down 1: Greenhouse
• Down 2: Uniformitarianism
• Down 4: Obliquity
• Down 6: Orographic
• Down 7: Precession
• Down 9: Sea
• Down 10: Luminosity
• Down 11: Indirect
• Down 14: Paleoclimate
• Down 17: Thermohaline

(Note: Provide specific answers for individual clues as needed. For example, if asked for “Across 3”, the answer is Sink.)

Answer:

To solve this crossword, we analyze each clue and match it with the word bank:

Across Clues:

1. Sink: An area that stores carbon (e.g., forests, oceans store carbon).
2. Milankovitch: Cycle of Earth’s rotation/orbit changes.
3. Direct: Evidence you personally witnessed.
4. Albedo: Percentage of sunlight reflected from a surface.
5. Eccentricity: How circular an orbit is.
6. ElNino: Pacific surface water warming (wetter CO winters).
7. Photosynthesis: Plants use sun to make O₂/sugars.
8. Source: Area that releases carbon (e.g., fossil fuel burning).
9. Land: Ice from precipitation (glaciers, ice sheets) – ocean ice is “Sea” (Down 9).
10. LaNina: Pacific surface water cooling.

Down Clues:

1. Greenhouse: Gas trapping atmospheric energy.
2. Uniformitarianism: Geological processes unchanged over time.
3. Obliquity: Tilt of Earth’s axis.
4. Orographic: Precipitation from air over mountains.
5. Precession: Wobble of Earth’s rotational axis.
6. Sea: Ice from ocean water (icebergs).
7. Luminosity: Brightness of an object.
8. Indirect: Evidence not personally observed.
9. Paleoclimate: Past temperature/precipitation.
10. Thermohaline: Ocean circulation from temp/salinity differences.

Final Answers (Example for a Few Clues):

• Across 3: Sink
• Across 5: Milankovitch
• Across 8: Direct
• Across 12: Albedo
• Across 13: Eccentricity
• Across 15: ElNino
• Across 16: Photosynthesis
• Across 18: Source
• Across 19: Land
• Across 20: LaNina
• Down 1: Greenhouse
• Down 2: Uniformitarianism
• Down 4: Obliquity
• Down 6: Orographic
• Down 7: Precession
• Down 9: Sea
• Down 10: Luminosity
• Down 11: Indirect
• Down 14: Paleoclimate
• Down 17: Thermohaline

(Note: Provide specific answers for individual clues as needed. For example, if asked for “Across 3”, the answer is Sink.)