Environmental Problems

4. weather patterns in a large area for a long period of time
7. permanant; cannot be changed
8. when people cut down trees to make space for something else
10. type of pollution that affects nighttime animals and star visibility
11. when there is a big storm with lots of rain that the ground can't absorb
13. this Australian habitat cannot survive in hot ocean water
15. preceeded by "climate;" strong word choice to show the problem is serious
17. patterns in a small area for a short period of time

1. the label for an animal when there is a risk of extinction
2. people make this faster than it breaks down, so it sits in landfills or the ocean
3. the one and only cause of the climate crisis
5. this is what is happening to the ice in the Arctic
6. burns very fast because of hot temperature
9. the way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
12. when the temperature drys up all the water
14. type of pollution that affects marine wildlife
16. type of pollution caused by car exhaust and factory smoke