Across
- 3. The excessive use of material things, including food and natural resources
- 6. a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
- 7. A mixture of gases that surrounds our planet; can be polluted from exhaust from vehicles or factories.
- 8. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- 10. Convert waste into reusable material.
Down
- 1. An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
- 2. To use less of something, such as carpooling or limiting how many plastic bottles you use
- 4. toxic materials from industry that are poisonous to humans or other living things
- 5. Damage done to a habitat that results in the loss of resources that organisms need to survive, like food, water, and shelter
- 9. A method of resource conservation that involves using products more that once