The Environment

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Across
  1. 5. Power used for light, heat, and movement.
  2. 6. Tiny plastic pieces polluting the environment.
  3. 10. – The top layer of the ground where plants grow.
  4. 11. A long-term change in Earth’s weather.
  5. 12. Catching too many fish, harming the ocean.
  6. 14. Illegally hunting animals.
  7. 16. – To reuse materials instead of throwing them away.
  8. 18. Animals living in nature, not as pets.
  9. 20. – A gas we breathe out, and plants use to grow.
  10. 21. Cutting down too many trees.
  11. 23. A group of plants, animals, and land working together.
  12. 24. – A large, slow-moving ice mass.
  13. 27. Dirty air, water, or land caused by people.
  14. 29. – The gas we breathe to stay alive.
Down
  1. 1. The variety of plants and animals in nature.
  2. 2. Everything not made by humans, like plants and animals.
  3. 3. Using resources in a way that won’t harm the future.
  4. 4. Unwanted or leftover materials, like trash.
  5. 7. A resource that can be used again, like wind or sun.
  6. 8. Protecting nature and resources.
  7. 9. The Earth getting hotter due to pollution.
  8. 13. At risk of disappearing forever.
  9. 15. A large area filled with trees.
  10. 17. – A place where an animal or plant lives.
  11. 19. Small pieces of trash left on the ground.
  12. 22. A gas layer that protects Earth from the sun’s rays.
  13. 25. – A dangerous gas from burning fuel.
  14. 26. A huge body of saltwater covering most of Earth.
  15. 28. A place where garbage is buried.