Climate Change Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. Negative health effects that can spread in populations
  2. 7. Long-term patterns in temperature and precipitation
  3. 9. Harmful substances released into the environment
  4. 16. Day-to-day atmospheric conditions
  5. 17. Large areas filled with trees and wildlife
  6. 18. fuels Fuels made from ancient plants and animals
  7. 19. effect The warming effect caused by gases absorbing heat
  8. 21. capture Technology used to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere
  9. 22. energy Energy sources that can be naturally replenished
  10. 24. level rise A rise in Earth’s sea levels due to melting ice
  11. 25. Planting trees to replace those that were removed
Down
  1. 1. warming The gradual increase in Earth’s average temperatures
  2. 2. The natural home or environment of an organism
  3. 3. change A long-term change in weather patterns
  4. 4. Human-made buildings that release pollution during production
  5. 6. The energy from the sun that warms Earth
  6. 8. A resource that cannot be replaced in a short amount of time
  7. 10. Vehicles that burn fuel and release greenhouse gases
  8. 11. Agreement A global treaty to limit climate change
  9. 12. Cutting down large areas of forests
  10. 13. gases Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere
  11. 14. Protecting natural environments and resources
  12. 15. The variety of living organisms in an environment
  13. 20. The planet we live on
  14. 23. dioxide A harmful gas released from burning fossil fuels, symbol CO₂