Across
- 2. any species (plant, animal, bird, insect or even bacteria) that reflects the condition of its environment
- 7. the thinning of Earth's ozone layer in the upper atmosphere
- 8. a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time
- 10. excessive enrichment of a water body with nutrients, primarily nitrogen and phosphorus
- 11. ozone forms when pollutants like nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) react in the presence of sunlight.
- 12. the gases in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of planets such as the Earth
- 14. A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.
- 15. a meteorological phenomenon where cooler air is trapped near the ground by a layer of warmer air above
Down
- 1. the presence of harmful substances in the atmosphere that originate from natural sources
- 3. a natural phenomenon where the Earth's atmosphere traps heat, warming the planet and making it habitable for life
- 4. the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
- 5. the increase in the planet's overall average temperature in recent decades
- 6. The process, in an ecosystem, in which a higher concentration of a substance in an organism is obtained higher up the food chain
- 9. any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic
- 13. Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.
