Ocean Pollution Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• point: _ source pollution can be traced back to an identifiable source
• ghost: _ fishing is when abandoned nets or other gear is still capable of catching fish
• bio remediation: use of living things to break down things that can pollute environments
• anthropogenic: related to human actions
• bio accumulation: buildup of toxins in an organism
• dilute: to decrease the concentration of something by adding water
• watershed: an area of land that drains into a single body of water
• runoff: main source of pollution in the ocean
• derelict: neglected or abandoned
• oil: spilling of this can lead to disastrous effects on the marine environment
• eutrophication: the process of excessively enriching a body of water in nutrients which leads to blooms of algae
• noise: _ pollution can disrupt communication and hunting of marine organisms as well as alter their behavior.
• microplastics: small pieces of plastic in the ocean that have been broken up from larger sources
• mercury: buildup of this in predators like sharks is an example of biomagnification
• thousand: one _ years is the time it takes for a single plastic bag or bottle to degrade
• nurdles: pre-plastic pellets
• light: _ pollution can cause animals like sea turtles to crawl away from the ocean after hatching, thinking they are following the light of the moon
• heat: this can cause toxins from plastic to be released into water and food sources
• anoxic: conditions with little to no oxygen
• sedimentation: deposition of sand, silt, mud, or clay on the bottom of a body of water
• bio magnification: increase in concentration of toxins up the food chain