Across
- 3. The wearing away of soil by wind or water.
- 6. Turning used materials into something new.
- 8. The typical weather patterns of a place over a long time.
- 9. Wastewater from homes and businesses.
- 14. Resource A resource that cannot be easily replaced like oil or coal.
- 15. Energy Energy that comes from sources that can be replaced like wind or sunlight.
- 20. Cutting down large areas of trees.
- 21. When too many organisms live in one area for the environment to support.
- 24. Resource Something found in nature that people use.
- 25. Animals that live in nature, not as pets.
Down
- 1. The process plants use to make food using sunlight.
- 2. Protecting natural resources and the environment.
- 4. Change Long-term changes in Earths temperature and weather.
- 5. Species A species that enters a new area and causes harm.
- 7. The variety of living things in an area.
- 10. Cycle The movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
- 11. Gas A gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.
- 12. Chain A path of energy flow from one living thing to another.
- 13. A place where trash is buried.
- 16. A community of living things and their environment working together.
- 17. Using resources in a way that protects them for the future.
- 18. Footprint The amount of carbon pollution created by a person or activity.
- 19. Decomposed organic matter that helps enrich soil.
- 22. Harmful substances that enter the air, water, or land.
- 23. The natural home of a plant or animal.