9g - Environmental chemistry

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1. Process where the average temperature of the earth
increases (6,7). (13)
4. Visible form of energy. (5)
6. Liquid pollution from the skies that kills trees and
lakes (4,4). (8)
7. Greenhouse gas produced when fossil fuels are
burnt (6,7). (13)
10. Glass building where plants are grown. (10)
11. Process used by green plants to convert light
energy to chemical energy. (14)
14. Valuable chemical compounds found in the earth's
crust. (8)
15. Raw materials on the earth. (9)
17. Chemical or radioactive contamination of the
environment by humans. (9)
18. Type of light, just beyond the visible spectrum,
that causes cataracts and skin cancer. (11)
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2. Calcium carbonate as a sedimentary rock. (9)
3. Chemical name of "natural gas". Also produced in
large volumes by cattle. (7)
5. Very high region of the atmoshere where jet
airliners fly. (12)
7. Banned liquid refrigerant that destroys the ozone
layer. (3)
8. Form of oxygen that protects us from harmful
ultraviolet radiation. (5)
9. An unwanted reaction between metals and the
atmosphere and water. (9)
12. Where all our energy originally came from. (3)
13. Petrified (stony) remains of prehistoric plants and
animals. (6)
16. Substance like oil, coal or gas that is burnt in air to
release chemical energy. (4)