Environment

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Across
  1. 6. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years
  2. 11. an act or instance of emitting: the fluid ejected or discharged
  3. 12. air _______, water _______, soil ________ which causes environmental problems
  4. 14. ________ keep us safe by blocking ultraviolet rays from the sun
  5. 15. cooler ______ is forecast for the weekend
  6. 16. If there is no ozone layer, most of creature on the Earth will become extinct
  7. 17. Development of the area would endanger
  8. 19. a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged
  9. 20. an adequate or abundant amount of such power
Down
  1. 1. Tomorrow's temperature will no doubt be in the 70s
  2. 2. The _________ of global warming is energy conservation and recycling, etc.
  3. 3. As _________ rise, some coastal cities can be submerged.
  4. 4. such as bus, subway
  5. 5. Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc. Symbol: C
  6. 7. an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect
  7. 8. contain relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals
  8. 9. There's a lot of environmental _______
  9. 10. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air
  10. 13. over________ can cause environmental problems, increased unemployment, and depletion of natural resources
  11. 18. forest fires create ______, like smoke