Across
- 1. the water that is stored in the ground
- 6. any form of water that falls from the clouds to Earth's surface
- 8. a human-made channel, often in the form of a bridge, that transports water
- 11. the clearing or cutting down of forests
- 12. the process by which fertile land becomes desert
- 14. cycle: the movement of nitrogen through the living and nonliving parts of the environment
- 15. cycle: the movement of water through the living and nonliving parts of the environment
- 18. fog or haze combined with smoke and other pollutants in the atmosphere
- 19. to protect from wastefulness or destruction
- 21. the process of supplying water to areas of land to grow crops
- 23. the process by which water is lost from the leaves of plants
- 25. fuel: a fuel formed from the remains of organisms
- 26. the process of replanting an area with trees
Down
- 2. made or produced by people
- 3. source: a source of pollution that can be identified
- 4. rain: rain that has been made acidic by certain pollutants in the air
- 5. cycle: the movement of carbon through the living and nonliving parts of the environment
- 7. the water that flows over the ground surface
- 9. the movement of people from rural
- 10. a large natural or human-made lake used to supply water
- 11. the removal of salt from ocean water to provide fresh water
- 13. source: a source of pollution that is difficult to link to a particular origin
- 16. restoration: the practice of renewing degraded or destroyed ecosystems and habitats
- 17. fixation: a process by which bacteria convert nitrogen gas into a usable form
- 20. the change of state from a gas to a liquid
- 22. the change of state from a liquid to a gas
- 24. toward cities
