Environment
Across
- 3. Over________ can cause environmental problems, increased unemployment, and depletion of natural resources
- 10. A great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged
- 12. The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air
- 13. The development of the area will put the ____ living there at risk.
- 14. Contain relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals
- 15. If there is no ozone layer, most of creature on the Earth will become _____
- 16. An adequate or abundant amount of such power
- 18. An act or instance of emitting: the fluid ejected or discharged
- 20. Air _______, water _______, soil ________ which causes environmental problems
Down
- 1. An increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect
- 2. Tomorrow's _______ will no doubt be in the 70s
- 4. There's a lot of environmental _______ such as smog and flood
- 5. Such as bus, subway
- 6. ________ keep us safe by blocking ultraviolet rays from the sun
- 7. Chemistry. A widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc. Symbol: C
- 8. The _________ of global warming is energy conservation and recycling, etc.
- 9. As _________ rise, some coastal cities can be submerged.
- 11. The composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years
- 17. Cooler ______ is forecast for the weekend
- 19. Forest fires create ______, like smoke