Across
- 2. sprawl the impacts of this include habitat destruction and loss of farmland
- 5. population pollution from several widespread sources that can't be traced back to a single location
- 6. effect the natural process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere absorb and radiate thermal energy from the sun
- 7. precipitation rain or snow that has a lower pH level compared to normal rain or snow
- 9. quality index a scale that ranks levels of ozone and other air pollutants
- 12. the removal of large areas of forests for human purposes
- 13. the process of restoring land disturbed by mining
- 14. the development of desert-like conditions due to human activities
- 15. warming when the Earth's average surface temperature increases
Down
- 1. capacity the largest number of individuals of a given species the resources will be able to support
- 3. involves planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down
- 4. all the members of a species living in a given area
- 8. smog when nitrogen and carbon compounds in the air react to sunlight
- 10. matter mixing of both solid and liquid particles in the air
- 11. population pollution from a single source that can be identified