Across
- 5. the large-scale cutting down of forests, often to make space for farming, roads, or buildings.
- 7. harmful substances added to the air, water, or land that damage the environment and living things.
- 8. a type of fuel made from natural sources like vegetable oils or animal fats, used instead of or alongside regular diesel.
- 10. long-term changes in the Earth’s climate, especially rising temperatures caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels.
Down
- 1. to collect and process used materials so they can be turned into new products instead of being thrown away.
- 2. a community of plants, animals, and their environment, all interacting together.
- 3. using resources without exhausting them
- 4. catching so many fish that there aren’t enough left in the ocean for the species to recover.
- 6. a gas layer that protects Earth from the sun
- 9. relating to energy from the sun
