Intro to Environmental Science Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The world has 8 _________ living in it right now
  2. 8. These types of resources tend to run out because people use them faster than they can be replaced or remade
  3. 10. When you have too many people in one place, they create a lot of _______ and its not easy to find a place to put it all
  4. 11. When resources are used at the same rate that they can be remade or replaced
  5. 12. The world event that sparked the human population to increase really quickly
  6. 14. When we run out of resources because we've used them faster than they can be replaced
  7. 15. Rocks, sunlight, water and air are _________ factors in the environment
  8. 16. Any area that includes living and non-living things
Down
  1. 1. Term that refers to all living things in an envrionment
  2. 2. A social or political movement that happens when people want to help the environment
  3. 4. Environmental __________ is the study of how the environment works, how we affect the environment and how the environment affects us
  4. 5. Soil creation and forest regrowth are examples of __________ that the environment provides for us on a regular basis
  5. 6. Solar, Wind and Water are all examples of ___________ energy sources that we could use to produce electricity
  6. 7. The amount of waste you create, the amount of electricity you use and the impact you have on the environment all contributes to your ecological _____________
  7. 9. Environmentalists work with government officials to pass these so that the environment is protected
  8. 13. Probably the biggest threat to the environment due to the growing number of people on the planet