This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Environmental Science has 14 clues. Answers range from 5 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A hazardous substance such as soot or carbon monoxide, that is emitted into the troposphere in a form that is directly harmful.
A hazardous substance produced through the reaction of substances added to the atmosphere with chemicals normally found in the atmosphere
In the atmosphere, the amount of time a gas molecule or pollutant remains aloft.
pollutants judged to pose especially great threats to human health.
In the atmosphere, the amount of time a gas molecule or pollutant remains aloft.
results from the interacton of sunlight, heat, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds
caused by the by-products of industrial combustion, especially soot, CO, CO2, SO2, and NO2, resulting in a characteristically gray, acidic mixture.
caused by secondary pollutants and other chemicals, often including ozone and NO2
The active polluting air, or the condition of being polluted by air pollutants
a highly reactive, foul-smelling reddish gas that contributes to smog and acid deposition
Very fine liquid droplets, or solid particles aloft in the atmosphere
U.S legislation that strengthened regulations pertaining to air quality standards, auto emissions, toxic air pollutants, acid deposition, and depletion of the ozone layer, while also introducing market-based incentives to reduce pollutions
standards for pollutants that are considered harmful to the public and environment
location where air pollution was a major problem for health of many children