Across
- 2. a measurement of the amount of carbon-dioxide a person adds to the atmosphere
- 4. to put waste in the wrong place (eg. put toxic waste into a river)
- 6. action of making products look more eco-friendly than they really are
- 7. the contamination of the environment, esp. by industrial waste products and chemicals like pesticides
- 8. a forestry or logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are cut down
- 11. can be used without running out, esp. of energy sources like solar and wind
- 13. large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry
- 16. to make something new from materials that have been used before
- 17. to separate into categories
Down
- 1. a fuel like oil or coal formed from very old plant and animal fossils
- 3. change global changes in temperature, wind patterns, rainfall, etc. mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil
- 4. to be only used once
- 5. a gas in the atmosphere that stops heat from escaping into space
- 9. deadly or poisonous (of waste, chemicals, pollutants, etc.)
- 10. to not allow something (eg. smoking, alcohol, plastic bags, protest marches, etc.)
- 12. the complex system of relationships between living things and their environment
- 14. long period when there is little or no rain
- 15. rain that contains harmful chemicals that collect in the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned