Earth Day vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. Total amount of greenhouse gases generated by an individual, event, organization, or product
  2. 4. Type of animal/plant that is seriously at risk of extinction
  3. 7. The gradual heating of Earth’s surface, oceans, and atmosphere
  4. 8. Careful management and preservation of natural resources to prevent exploitation or destruction
  5. 9. Practice of using resources in a way that meets current needs without compromising future generations
  6. 10. Energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind, solar, or hydroelectric power
Down
  1. 1. A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial
  2. 2. Gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat from the sun near Earth’s surface
  3. 5. Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
  4. 6. Community of interacting organisms and their physical environment