Across
- 2. (3 words) get rid of waste material from nuclear reactors, which is radioactive
- 6. extremely small pieces of plastic that are harmful to the environment, used in cosmetics, or formed when plastic waste material breaks down
- 8. the process of burning
- 10. the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
- 13. (2 words) to use all of something
- 14. (2 words) the amount of carbon dioxide that a person or organization produces by the things they do, used as a way of measuring the amount of harm they do to the environment
- 15. (2 words) leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large body of water
- 19. energy that replaces itself naturally, or is easily replaced because there is a large supply of it
- 20. (2 words) general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the Earth
- 22. to send out gas, heat, light, sound etc
- 23. to use as little water, energy etc as possible so that it is not wasted
- 24. all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment
- 25. the act of making a place clean and tidy
- 28. (2 words) a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence and social justice
- 31. (2 words) gases ejected from an engine as waste products
- 34. resources that have a limit or end
- 36. (phrasal verb) to destroy, remove, or get rid of something completely
- 38. (2 words) a factory where oil is made purer (where petroleum is transformed into useful products such as gasoline/petrol, diesel fuel, etc.)
- 39. (2 words) gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago
- 42. not suitable to live in
- 43. (2 words) an occasion when crops do not grow or produce food, for example because of bad weather (also poor harvest)
- 45. a place where waste is buried under the ground
- 46. (2 words) a large container into which people put empty bottles and other glass objects so that the glass can be used again
- 48. (2 words) microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air
- 49. a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die
- 51. the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used
- 52. (2 words) to improve people’s knowledge or understanding of a particular subject or situation
- 55. someone who is concerned about protecting the environment
- 56. able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful
- 57. (2 words) an area where animals and plants are protected
- 58. to put used objects or materials through a special process so that they can be used again
Down
- 1. the natural home of an animal or plant
- 3. (2 words, BrE) a place where unwanted waste is taken and left
- 4. a gas or other substance that is sent into the air
- 5. (2 words) connected to the power supply but not used
- 7. the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity
- 9. (2 words) special place with containers for separate waste disposal; it can be located in the streets as well as in supermarkets
- 11. the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
- 12. people or things that have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else
- 16. (2 words) a poisonous gas that is a cause of air pollution in industrial areas (SO2)
- 17. (adj) damage, harm etc that is so bad that it can never be repaired or made better (also irreversible)
- 18. (adj) using as little energy as possible
- 21. (adj) badly damaging or destroying something
- 26. (adj) much more than is reasonable or necessary
- 27. a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry
- 28. (2 words) an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, that is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the earth
- 29. (4 words) under a threat of dying out
- 30. chemical substances used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops
- 32. (2 words) a gas, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) or methane, that is thought to trap heat above the Earth and cause the greenhouse effect
- 33. (2 words) the process of getting rid of unwanted materials or substances
- 35. (2 words) a layer of air containing ozone high above the earth that prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the earth
- 37. (3 words)to get rid of waste products from industry that are harmful to people, animals, or the environment
- 40. the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed
- 41. able to continue without causing damage to the environment
- 44. (verb) to reduce the amount of something that is present or available (for example, salmon populations have been severely ...d; as oil reserves are ...d, its price will continue to rise)
- 47. (2 words) rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil
- 50. the mixture of waste from the human body and used water, that is carried away from houses by pipes under the ground
- 53. broken or torn pieces left from the destruction of something larger
- 54. a mixture of smoke, gases, and chemicals, especially in cities, that makes the atmosphere difficult to breathe and harmful for health