Sustainability Vocabulary

4. safe drinking water.
6. (two words) A type of energy For eg., solar power and wind power, that is not harmful to the environment.
9. the study of living things and how they interact with their environment, a branch of biology.
11. to reduce your consumption of non sustainable items (hint the definition includes a word in the crossword :)}.
14. a person who is an expert in natural history.
15. the act of using something several times.
16. (two words)a chemical compound which occurs naturally on the earths surface, but is produced in mass quantities by human activity on earth, causing the greenhouse gas effect.
18. (two words)combustible organic material, made from the remains of former life.
19. water that is not safe to drink (hint: antonym).
21. the capacity of the earths natural resources to regenerate itself given human interaction.

1. the name for someone who is active for a cause eg. environmental.
2. an element that is present in all living things
3. do not break down, re use products in their original form to create something new, also known as repurposing.
5. the act of saying no.
7. capable of decaying naturally.
8. (two words)neutral a built structure which produces no carbon dioxide.
10. a system based on balancing humans and the environment, not harmful to the environment.
12. to consume a good or service, including all natural resources and energy alike.
13. things like wood, oil, minerals, rock etc.
15. breaking down old products to form something new
17. to consume or use carelessly or with no returns
20. the amount of living matter on a given habitat.