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Earth Day

ACROSS 1 A place where garbage is hauled and burned. 4 Many people plant these on Earth Day. 8 April 22. (Two words.)10 Turns fruit and vegetable waste into rich soil forgardening.11 A place where garbage is hauled and buried.13 Using a resource in such a way that it is notdepleted or damaged.16 To use less.18 To contaminate the environment with man-madewaste.19 Chemicals, industrial waste, and sewage are oftenallowed streams, rivers, or oceans, polluting this.21 Please put your trash in the trash can. Don't__________.22 A popular color on Earth Day.23 Resources that can be replenished or replacedthrough careful management.24 Turning off lights helps conserve __________.25 The destruction of earth's trees.

DOWN 2 Polluted precipitation that can damage theenvironment. (Two words.) 3 Poisonous; capable of causing serious harm ordeath. 5 The study of the relationship between organismsand their environment. 6 __________ pollution is a build-up in the earth'ssurface of toxins, chemicals, salt, and other substancesthat adversely affect plant life. 7 Raw materials supplied by nature. (Two words.) 9 Planned management of natural resources toprevent waste, exploitation, or destruction.12 To process waste in such a way as to reclaim rawmaterial for future use.14 The physical conditions that surround and create ahome for all living things.15 To use again.17 Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, isconsidered the __________ of Earth Day.20 Polluted by smoke and exhaust fumes.

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