Environmental Vocabulary

2. when harmful things like trash or chemicals get into the air, water, or soil
4. tall steep rocks at the edge of a sea or a river
6. a low area of land between mountains or hills
7. a curved part of the coast, usually with water surrounding it on three sides
9. a big hole or space under the ground or a mountain
11. a dense forest with lots of tall trees and heavy rainfall all year round
14. large piece of floating ice broken off from a glacier

1. plants and animals that live in the ocean
3. the animals and plants that live naturally and grow in the wild
5. when weather patterns of a place change
8. a mountain with a hole at the top where hot melted rock, ash, and gas comes out from inside the Earth
10. small, narrow river that flows through the land
12. the gas used by humans and animals to breathe
13. the power used to do things
15. where the land meets the ocean