Chapter 5 - Environmental Impacts

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Across
  1. 2. (AQI) scale that ranks levels of ozone and other air pollutants
  2. 5. portion of precipitation that moves over land and eventually reaches streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans
  3. 8. natural source of supply or support
  4. 11. development of desertlike conditions due to human activities and/or climate change
  5. 12. increase in Earth’s average surface temperature
  6. 14. type of air pollution that occurs when nitrogen and carbon compounds, released by the burning of fossil fuels, react in sunlight
  7. 15. the process of restoring land disturbed by mining
  8. 16. sprawl development of land near a city to build houses and other buildings
  9. 17. natural process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere absorb and reradiate thermal energy from the Sun
Down
  1. 1. type of pollution that results from several widespread sources that cannot be traced back to a single location
  2. 2. rain or snow that has a lower pH than that of normal rainwater
  3. 3. largest number of individuals of a given species that Earth’s resources can support and maintain for a long period of time
  4. 4. all the members of a species living in a given area
  5. 6. mix of solid and liquid particles in the air, including smoke, dust, and dirt
  6. 7. planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down
  7. 9. removal of large areas of forest for human purposes
  8. 10. type of pollution that can be identified from a single source
  9. 13. to throw away