Environment
Across
- 6. 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
- 11. an act or instance of emitting: the fluid ejected or discharged
- 12. air _______, water _______, soil ________ which causes environmental problems
- 14. ________ keep us safe by blocking ultraviolet rays from the sun
- 15. cooler ______ is forecast for the weekend
- 16. If there is no ozone layer, most of creature on the Earth will become extinct
- 17. Development of the area would endanger
- 19. a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged
- 20. an adequate or abundant amount of such power
Down
- 1. Tomorrow's temperature will no doubt be in the 70s
- 2. The _________ of global warming is energy conservation and recycling, etc.
- 3. As _________ rise, some coastal cities can be submerged.
- 4. such as bus, subway
- 5. Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc. Symbol: C
- 7. an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect
- 8. contain relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals
- 9. There's a lot of environmental _______
- 10. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air
- 13. over________ can cause environmental problems, increased unemployment, and depletion of natural resources
- 18. forest fires create ______, like smoke