Across
- 2. (of a reaction or process) accompanied by the release of heat.
- 4. a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons.
- 6. a metal made by combining two or more metallic elements
- 7. (of a reaction or process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of heat.
- 9. a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
- 10. a broad term that includes any form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms
- 12. a reaction where an acid reacts with an alkali to form a neutral solution of a salt and water
- 13. the process of corroding metal, stone, or other materials.
- 15. a substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation.
- 16. canada's national hazard communication standard
Down
- 1. a process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance, as opposed to a change in physical form or a nuclear reaction.
- 3. a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together
- 5. a material or chemical, especially a textile fiber.
- 8. a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.
- 11. the process of burning something.
- 14. an apparatus using water or a solution for purifying gases or vapors.