Across
- 5. Negative health effects that can spread in populations
- 7. Long-term patterns in temperature and precipitation
- 9. Harmful substances released into the environment
- 16. Day-to-day atmospheric conditions
- 17. Large areas filled with trees and wildlife
- 18. fuels Fuels made from ancient plants and animals
- 19. effect The warming effect caused by gases absorbing heat
- 21. capture Technology used to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere
- 22. energy Energy sources that can be naturally replenished
- 24. level rise A rise in Earth’s sea levels due to melting ice
- 25. Planting trees to replace those that were removed
Down
- 1. warming The gradual increase in Earth’s average temperatures
- 2. The natural home or environment of an organism
- 3. change A long-term change in weather patterns
- 4. Human-made buildings that release pollution during production
- 6. The energy from the sun that warms Earth
- 8. A resource that cannot be replaced in a short amount of time
- 10. Vehicles that burn fuel and release greenhouse gases
- 11. Agreement A global treaty to limit climate change
- 12. Cutting down large areas of forests
- 13. gases Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere
- 14. Protecting natural environments and resources
- 15. The variety of living organisms in an environment
- 20. The planet we live on
- 23. dioxide A harmful gas released from burning fossil fuels, symbol CO₂