Across
- 3. The increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide (2w)
- 5. A colorless gas that is a form of oxygen
- 6. A form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, especially in cities
- 8. All the plants of a particular place
- 10. All the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment
- 11. Energy that is connected with the natural heat of rock deep in the ground
- 12. The problem of the slow steady rise in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, caused by an increase of gases such as carbon dioxide in the air surrounding the earth, which trap the heat of the sun (3w)
- 16. Any material that can be changed by the action of bacteria to a natural state that will not harm the environment
- 18. The process of treating things that have already been used so that they can be used again
- 19. Used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from houses and factories through special pipes
- 24. They are replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of using it all up (eg solar power) (4w)
- 27. It is EU's plan to imrove the EU's economy by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities, and making the transition just and inclusive for all(2w)
- 30. sound from traffic etc, that upsets people where they live or work and is considered to be unhealthy for them (2w)
- 31. Falling water that contains harmful chemicals from factory gases and that damages trees, crops and buildings (2w)
Down
- 1. The natural process which helps with the decomposition of organic substances (2w)
- 2. All the animals living in an area or in a particular period of history
- 4. Mixture of decayed (= destroyed by natural processes) plants, food, etc. that can be added to soil to help plants grow
- 7. Alterations in the earth’s weather, temperature, wind patterns and rainfall, esp the increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide (2w)
- 9. An accident in which oil has come out of a ship and caused pollution
- 13. The quality of causing little or no damage to the environment so that it is able to continue for a long time
- 14. Because of this more ultraviolet rays from the sun can pass through the layer and reach the Earth’s surface (5w)
- 15. The cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people
- 17. It is a type of hazardous waste that contains dangerous material that results from the breaking of the atoms. (2w)
- 20. A long period of time when there is little or no rain
- 21. The process in which more and more people start to live and work in towns and cities rather than in the country
- 22. The study of the relationships between the air, land, water, animals, plants, etc
- 23. It leads to soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind
- 25. An area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth
- 26. A process in which the genetic material of a person, a plant or an animal changes in structure when it is passed on to children, etc causing different physical characteristics to develop
- 28. Natural materials from living or recently dead plants, trees and animals, used as fuel and in industrial production, especially in the generation of electricity
- 29. The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment