Across
- 1. Breaking down food and plant waste to create healthy soil.
- 6. Change Long-term changes in the Earth's weather patterns, often caused by human activities.
- 10. The process of turning used materials into new products instead of throwing them away.
- 12. Effect When gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the sun, making the planet warmer.
- 14. Warming The increase in Earth's temperature due to greenhouse gases trapping heat.
- 15. Fuels Natural fuels like coal, oil, and gas that come from the remains of ancient plants and animals.
- 17. Development Building and growing in a way that protects the environment for the future.
- 18. Using resources in a way that meets our needs without harming future generations.
- 19. A type of air pollution caused by smoke, car exhaust, and industrial waste.
- 20. Layer A protective layer in the atmosphere that absorbs harmful rays from the sun.
Down
- 2. Harmful substances that make land, water, or air dirty.
- 3. Footprint The total amount of greenhouse gases a person, company, or country produces.
- 4. The cutting down of large areas of trees, often to clear land for farming or buildings.
- 5. A community of living things (plants, animals, and people) interacting with their environment.
- 7. Energy Energy that comes from limited resources like coal, oil, and natural gas.
- 8. Activism Actions taken to protect the environment, like protests or clean-up campaigns.
- 9. Energy Energy that comes from natural sources that won't run out, like the sun, wind, and water.
- 11. Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.
- 13. When there are too many people in an area, leading to resource shortages.
- 16. The variety of life in an area, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.