The 2050 Environment Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Coal or gas formed from ancient organic remains.
  2. 6. To change behavior or ideas to fit a new situation.
  3. 7. Exposed to the possibility of being harmed.
  4. 10. Requiring immediate action or attention.
  5. 11. A geographic area where organisms and weather work together.
  6. 12. Worrying or disturbing; causing anxiety.
  7. 14. To reduce something to the smallest possible amount.
  8. 16. To protect an environmentally important place from harm.
  9. 17. Avoiding depletion of resources to maintain balance.
  10. 19. To keep something as it is to prevent decay.
  11. 22. The natural home or environment of an organism.
  12. 23. Easily broken; delicate (like many ecosystems).
Down
  1. 1. Highly destructive or causing severe shock.
  2. 2. The total greenhouse gases generated by our actions.
  3. 4. The variety of all distinct types of life on Earth.
  4. 5. To introduce new methods, ideas, or products.
  5. 8. The layer of gases surrounding the planet.
  6. 9. Living peacefully and in agreement with nature.
  7. 11. The discharge of gas or radiation, often from factories.
  8. 13. Energy from a source that is not depleted when used.
  9. 15. An event causing great and sudden damage.
  10. 18. To publicly recommend or support a cause.
  11. 20. To bring back to a former, better condition.
  12. 21. Feeling or inspiring optimism about the future.