Environmental Problems

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Across
  1. 4. Cutting down many trees in a forest.
  2. 6. Pain or sadness caused by problems like sickness, war, or disasters.
  3. 9. When the ozone layer becomes thinner and can’t protect us well from the sun.
  4. 10. When gases in the air trap heat and make the Earth warmer.
  5. 12. When too much water covers the land, usually from heavy rain or rivers.
  6. 13. To make something less or use less of it.
Down
  1. 1. A gas that people and animals breathe out, and cars and factories produce. It causes the Earth to get warmer.
  2. 2. To use old materials (like paper or plastic) to make something new.
  3. 3. Dirty or harmful things in the air, water, or land.
  4. 5. A long time with no rain, which makes it hard for plants and animals to live.
  5. 7. A gas in the sky that protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.
  6. 8. Energy sources like coal, oil, and gas that come from old plants and animals.
  7. 11. Good for nature and does not harm the environment.