Across
- 3. The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
- 6. Type of energy obtained by harnessing the movement of air.
- 7. Process of converting waste into reusable material.
- 10. The variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems.
- 12. The action of clearing a wide area of trees.
- 13. Gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth atmosphere.
- 15. Biological community of interactive organisms.
- 16. Gases in earth´s atmosphere that trap heat.
- 18. Resource that cannot be easily replaced by natural means.
- 20. Fossil energy source that formed deep beneath the earth's surface.
Down
- 1. The heat present in a substance or object.
- 2. A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.
- 4. The dying of a species.
- 5. Rainfall made by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes.
- 8. A fuel derived directly from living matter.
- 9. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.
- 11. Resource that can be restored by natural processes.
- 14. A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
- 17. Type of energy obtained by harnessing the energy of the sun's rays.
- 19. Type of energy generated by radioactive materials.