Human Impact Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• conservation : saving and wise use of natural resources
• natural : material from earth that people use are _ resources
• pollution : damage done to the environment by the introduction of pollutants
• green house effect : trapping of the sun’s heat in earth’s atmosphere by carbon dioxide and other gases
• fossil fuels : fuels that formed in earth over millions of years; for example, coal, oil, and natural gas
• renewable : natural resources that can be replaced as it is used
• global warming : increase in earth’s average temperature
• non biodegradable : not able to be broken down or decompose
• human interaction : interactions between the human social system and the ecosystem
• recycle : to treat or change waste so it can be used again
• ecosystem : all the interacting living and nonliving things in an area
• emission : reducing the amount of harmful gases given off by energy plants is called _ reduction
• nonrenewable : natural resources that can not be replaced as it is used
• deforestation : the action of clearing a wide area of trees
• biodegradable : able to be broken down or decompose