Environment

3. a type of energy that takes advantage of the movement of water
6. the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost for other uses such as agricultural croplands, urbanization, or mining activities.
8. action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material
9. refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, but since the 1800s, human activities have been its main driver.
10. the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.

1. all the different kinds of life you'll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world.
2. thermal energy in the Earth's crust. It combines energy from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay.
4. system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.
5. a person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife.
7. gases in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of planets such as the Earth.