Unit 1 - Intro. Environmental Science Crossword

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