Environment Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. The ________ in big cities is getting worse due to pollution.
  2. 5. A community of organisms interacting with their environment
  3. 9. At risk of becoming extinct
  4. 10. Zoos often participate in ________ to protect animals.
  5. 15. The ________ traps heat and leads to global warming.
  6. 16. The Amazon ________ contains thousands of species.
  7. 17. Factories release toxic ________ into the environment.
  8. 18. Scientists warn that ________ will cause extreme weather.
Down
  1. 1. Making water, air, or soil dirty or unsafe
  2. 2. Long-term weather conditions of a region
  3. 3. Many ________ problems are caused by human activities.
  4. 6. Cutting down large areas of forests
  5. 7. Burning ________ such as coal and oil produces CO2.
  6. 8. The variety of life in an ecosystem
  7. 11. A sudden event causing great damage
  8. 12. The protection of natural resources
  9. 13. The ________ protects Earth from harmful UV rays.
  10. 14. Use up natural resources until little remains
  11. 19. The wearing away of soil by wind or water