Environmental Crossword #2

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Across
  1. 3. A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream
  2. 4. Frozen water
  3. 7. Makes the noise "meow"
  4. 8. Natural electrical phenomenon in the sky (reddish or greenish light) usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole
  5. 9. Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
  6. 10. Water that has once been used in a home, in a business, or as part of an industrial process
  7. 13. A tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea
  8. 15. 97 percent of salt water makes up the world's?
  9. 16. A building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour
  10. 19. A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
  11. 20. Is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments
  12. 21. Any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools
Down
  1. 1. Leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large body of water
  2. 2. The cutting down of trees in a large area; the destruction of forests by people.
  3. 5. Many species of plants and animals are in danger of/threatened with extinction (= being destroyed so that they no longer exist)
  4. 6. A mountain with a large circular hole at the top through which lava and other substances are forced out
  5. 11. An animal that is called "man's best friend"
  6. 12. A luxuriant, dense forest rich in biodiversity, found typically in tropical areas with consistently heavy rainfall
  7. 14. Plant that retains green leaves throughout the year
  8. 17. A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs
  9. 18. The Titanic hit one of these
  10. 22. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter