14 Energy and Environment Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Environmental Science has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Industrial farming and ranching releases huge levels of....................
the effects of global warming on the planet and the human ..................... are frightening and mostly self-inflicted
Ninety-three percent of the electric industry .......................... result from burning coal
The use of nitrogen-rich ................... increases the amount of heat cropland can store
Burn-off from the oil drilling industry impacts the carbon dioxide released into the ................
Approximately eighteen percent of methane gas in the atmosphere comes from ................. disposal and treatment.
Touted as a cleaner fuel source, natural gas drilling causes massive air...............
.................to use wood for building materials, paper and fuel increases global warming
worldwide ....................... gas emissions attributed to human activities increased twenty six percent from 1990 to 2005
air pollutants are gases and particles that............. people or other life
Burning oil, coal, gasoline and other fossil fuels is a major........... of man-made air pollution
Eruptions and fires also produce carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and other polluting ..................
Greenhouse gases that cause global................ have increased 31 percent since preindustrial times
Scrubbers remove unwanted gases and particulate matter from industrial............ before they enter the atmosphere
The EPA estimates that more than 65 percent, or 13 million tons per year, of sulfur dioxide in the U.S. comes from electric ..................
dry scrubbers have an................. of over 90 percent for removing sulfur dioxide under the right conditions
natural gas is a.................. fossil fuel that is composed of several different gases
natural gas contains no .............. ingredients and dissipates rapidly when released into the air
recycling also improves air............ by reducing the demand for power
Recycling also lowers emissions from incinerators and slows the......... of trees
