Vocabulary on the Environment Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• deforestation: cutting down all the trees in a large area.
• carbon neutral: causing no increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
• food chain: a group of living things connected because each one eats the group below it.
• landfill: a place where waste is buried in the ground.
• fragile: easily damaged, broken or destroyed.
• cultivation: preparation of the land to grow crops.
• overwhelmed: to be in a situation that is too strong or extreme.
• micro plastic: tiny pieces of plastic used in exfoliating beauty products.
• biodegradable: something that decays naturally without harming the environment.
• ethical: behaving in a way that is considered to be morally right.
• habitat: an animal or plant’s natural environment.
• greenhouse gas: carbon dioxide and other gases that trap heat from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere.
• emission: gases being released into the earth’s atmosphere.
• sustainable: something that causes little or no damage to the environment.
• extinction: when a species of animal or plant no longer exists.
• to thrive: to grow, develop or become successful
• climate change: change in the earth’s weather caused by greenhouse gases.