Environmental problems
Across
- 4. The introduction of harmful materials into the environment
- 10. An animal of an endangered species
- 11. An alternative source of energy
- 13. Intended to be used only once and then thrown away
- 15. This species of animals are called so because they are near extinction
- 17. The protection of nature
- 18. The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects
- 20. The process of making something dirty or poisonous
- 21. Some people say it is the cause of Iraqi and US war
- 22. Destroying forests by cutting down trees
Down
- 1. The phenomenon of increasing average air temperatures near the surface of Earth over the past one to two centuries; global _____
- 2. The process by which microorganisms break down organic matter
- 3. An extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
- 5. Type of energy that could have disastrous consequences on the planet
- 6. The state whereby the human population rises to an extent exceeding the carrying capacity of the ecological setting
- 7. (name of the heavy metal song) Gojira - Toxic ______ Island
- 8. This oscar-winner actor has relentlessly proven to be one of the most outspoken environmentalist in the Hollywood, he was in that movie about THE ship)
- 9. Millions of animals are killed by this synthetic material
- 12. Unwanted or unusable materials
- 14. A situation in which a type of animal no longer exists
- 16. A type of aircraft that contributes greatly to emitting carbon dioxide
- 19. Is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe