Natural Resources and Sustainability

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Across
  1. 2. Renewable resource used for drinking, farming, and generating hydro power
  2. 5. SDG challenge focused on ensuring no one lacks basic needs
  3. 8. Fuel from organic waste like wood chips or plant material
  4. 9. Wildlife resource that reproduces naturally but can collapse if overharvested
  5. 11. Thin layer that supports crops; renews slowly through weathering
  6. 13. Electricity created by rising and falling ocean tides
  7. 14. Solid, black fossil fuel burned for power, formed from ancient plants
  8. 18. Variety of living species that ecosystems need to stay healthy
  9. 19. Liquid fossil fuel pumped from underground and used for gasoline
  10. 20. Constant energy source that never runs out
  11. 21. Radioactive metal used as fuel in nuclear power plants
  12. 22. Metal used for batteries and stainless steel production
  13. 23. Electricity made by dams using falling or moving river water
Down
  1. 1. Heat energy pulled from hot rocks deep underground
  2. 3. Protecting natural resources like forests, water, and wildlife
  3. 4. Red-brown metal mined for electrical wiring
  4. 6. Goal of giving everyone fair access to opportunities and rights
  5. 7. Mineral fertilizer used to help crops grow
  6. 10. Using resources in a way that meets needs without harming the future
  7. 12. Renewable resource from forests used for lumber and paper
  8. 15. Precious metal mined for jewelry and electronics
  9. 16. Power generated by turbines that spin in strong breezes
  10. 17. Energy captured by panels from the sun
  11. 18. Thick, sticky form of crude oil found in Alberta’s oil sands