Unit 1 - Intro. Environmental Science Crossword
Across
- 6. Includes both living and non-living things, including humans.
- 8. A policy in which companies use and may trade permits for allowed emissions.
- 9. The Earth sphere made of gases surrounding Earth.
- 12. The study of interactions between the natural world and humans.
- 14. A set of parts that interact with and impact one another.
- 15. Describes a field that includes multiple areas such as science, politics, ethics, and economics.
- 18. The study of what is morally right and wrong.
- 19. The Earth sphere that includes saltwater, groundwater, water vapor, and frozen water.
- 20. A benefit provided by nature, such as trees producing oxygen and storing carbon.
- 21. The Earth sphere that includes rocks, soil, and minerals.
Down
- 1. Focuses primarily on advocacy and policy changes intended to reduce human impact.
- 2. A policy approach that sets strict pollution limits and fines violators.
- 3. Community-level rewards that encourage environmentally beneficial behavior.
- 4. Using resources in a way that maintains their availability for future generations.
- 5. Credits or financial reductions used to encourage environmentally beneficial choices.
- 7. A feedback loop that stabilizes a system and promotes balance.
- 10. A feedback loop that amplifies change and can destabilize a system.
- 11. Fees that make environmentally harmful actions, such as pollution, more costly.
- 13. The frozen portion of the hydrosphere.
- 16. The Earth sphere that contains living organisms.
- 17. The gas that makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere.