Human Impact on Earth Systems

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Across
  1. 4. – Renewable energy that spins giant turbines
  2. 6. – More people = more demand for food, water, energy
  3. 7. – What you should do with bottles and cans instead of trashing them
  4. 13. – A non-renewable liquid fuel that powers most cars
  5. 14. – Clean energy from the sun used to power homes and schools
  6. 16. – Gym lights, loudspeakers, and fans all use energy at games
  7. 19. – The planet we’re all responsible for protecting
  8. 20. – This social app uses cloud servers that require major energy
  9. 22. – Natural resource we waste when brushing with the faucet running
  10. 27. – A stat that explains how quickly populations grow
  11. 28. – A renewable resource, but too much cutting causes problems
  12. 29. – A fossil fuel used for heating and cooking at home
  13. 30. – Energy-saving bulbs used in classrooms and bedrooms
  14. 31. – What California often faces when rainfall is super low
  15. 32. – Found in straws, cups, and wrappers — and barely breaks down
Down
  1. 1. – Fast food chain that creates lots of packaging waste
  2. 2. – Natural disaster growing worse with hotter, drier weather
  3. 3. – A resource used for building homes and making paper
  4. 5. – Needed for scrolling, charging, gaming, and living
  5. 8. – Gas released from cars, planes, and factories
  6. 9. – Word for when the number of people keeps rising
  7. 10. – Riding one of these instead of getting dropped off = eco win
  8. 11. – A dirty fossil fuel still used in power plants
  9. 12. – Several super hot days in a row caused by climate change
  10. 15. – Streaming shows uses a surprising amount of electricity
  11. 17. – Popular app that runs on massive data centers
  12. 18. – These large bodies of water are rising due to climate change
  13. 21. – Online game powered by massive global servers
  14. 22. – What fills up landfills when we don’t reduce or recycle
  15. 23. – Nature's stuff like trees, water, and oil that we use daily
  16. 24. – How we watch YouTube and Disney+, but it adds to emissions
  17. 25. – U.S. agency studying Earth’s climate from space
  18. 26. – Bringing a metal water bottle to school is an example of this